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Where does “Náátsʼózí” come from?

Náátsʼózí (Navajo) comes from Navajo binááʼ, from Navajo anááʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ — eye.

Náátsʼózí (Navajo): Oriental people; Orient

Definitions

  1. Oriental people; Orient

Ancestry of “Náátsʼózí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobinááʼhis eye; its seed; acorn
2Navajoanááʼeye; seed; war
3Proto-Athabaskannαx̣eye
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