-ZÉÍ
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *saxʸ ~ *zay (“sand, to crumble”). Compare Navajo séí (“sand”).
Cognates found in Tanacross thaayh (“sand”) and also Tlingit xagw (“sand”).
Root
-ZÉÍ
- to crumble, be crumbly (as soft sandstone)
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| di | ? | S crumbles
| S crumbles O
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| di | adjectival | S is crumbly
| }Stem set
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation. Synonymsto crumble, fall:
Derived termsNavajo terms belonging to the root -ZÉÍ (crumble) |