Where does “Tsé Binááyołí” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Tsé Binááyołí”, step by step

Tsé Binááyołí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo binááʼ

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

via Navajo tsé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsérock, stone, boulder
2Proto-Athabaskan*tseˑstone
3Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit*caj—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ →Every word from Navajo anááʼ →Every word from Navajo binááʼ →