-ZHIIZH

== Navajo == === Etymology === From Proto-Athabaskan *dziˑtsʼ (“to dance”). Cognate root found in Ahtna dziitsʼ (“to dance”). Occurs in Navajo in a number of disparate meanings, of uncertain derivation. === Root === -ZHIIZH 1. to poke, to jab, to stick 2. to rise, to increase, to reach a level 3. to dance 4. time passes ==== Stem set ==== See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Category:Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHIIZH (rise) === References === Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 776