Where does “Anasazi” come from?

Anasazi is an English borrowing of Navajo anaasází, from Navajo anaaʼí, derived from Navajo anaaʼ, a word of unknown meaning.

Anasazi (English): Any member of a Native American people who once...

Definitions

  1. Any member of a Native American people who once...

Ancestry of “Anasazi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoanaasázíancient people, Anasazi; enemy ancestors, ancient...
2Navajoanaaʼíenemy
3Navajo-í<br>Postpositional prefix meaning “against”. It...
Every word from Navajo -í →Every word from Navajo anaaʼí →Every word from Navajo anaasází →