-TÁÁL

== Navajo == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Athabaskan *taˑtɬʼ (“to act abruptly with the foot”), in bases related to stepping, stomping, kicking. Also occurs in a meaning related to bursting and exploding. Cognate root found in Ahtna taatlʼ, Carrier əstał (“to kick”), dîstəł (“to explode”). ==== Root ==== -TÁÁL 1. to move the foot See also other roots of attacking like -DON (“to shoot”), -GHAAL (“to bat”), -TʼOH (“to shoot”), -TŁʼIN (“to sling”), -TSXIZ (“to whip”) etc, for a similar alternation between dzi- (“away into space”), yíní- (repetitive), yíníi- (semelfactive) and adi- (“to be given to —, to be a —er”, iterative) in successive themes. 2. to pop, spurt, fly off The first two bases are seriative forms of the “dash” theme above. ==== Stem set ==== See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation. ===== Synonyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Probably identical to the above root. Occurs in Southern Athabaskan in bases related to singing or holding a ceremony. Compare Ahtna deltatlʼ (“make a speech”), Lower Tanana deltwtl (“he is talking loudly”) (from the root totl), Carrier dəztəl (“to shout”), themselves extension of the bursting / explosion meaning above. ==== Root ==== -TÁÁL to sing, to hold a ceremony ==== Stem set ==== ===== Synonyms ===== ===== Derived terms =====