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Where does “Sisnaajiní” come from?

Sisnaajiní (Navajo) comes from Navajo sis, from Proto-Athabaskan səx.

Ancestry of “Sisnaajiní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajosisbelt, sash, girdle; hill, mountain
2Proto-Athabaskansəx—
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