Where does “Yazzie” come from?

Yazzie (Navajo) comes from Navajo yázhí, from Navajo yáázh, from Proto-Athabaskan -yažʷə — woman's child.

Ancestry of “Yazzie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Navajo	yázhí	little, small; young, younger; little one, child
2	Navajo	yáázh	little, small; young; offspring, son
3	Proto-Athabaskan	-yažʷə	woman's child

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