Where does “Atsáájí” come from?

Atsáájí (Navajo) comes from Navajo atsá, from Proto-Athabaskan tsαɢ — to act with teeth by biting.

Atsáájí (Navajo): the Eagle Way a Navajo ceremony

Definitions

  1. the Eagle Way a Navajo ceremony

Ancestry of “Atsáájí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsáeagle
2Proto-Athabaskantsαɢto act with teeth by biting
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tsαɢ →Every word from Navajo atsá →