Where does “átsą́ą́ʼtsʼin” come from?

átsą́ą́ʼtsʼin (Navajo) comes from Navajo atsʼin, from Proto-Athabaskan tsʼən — bone.

átsą́ą́ʼtsʼin (Navajo): rib bone

Definitions

  1. rib bone

Ancestry of “átsą́ą́ʼtsʼin”, step by step

átsą́ą́ʼtsʼin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo atsʼin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsʼinbone
2Proto-Athabaskantsʼənbone

via Navajo átsą́ą́ʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoátsą́ą́ʼrib
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tsʼən →Every word from Navajo atsʼin →