Where does “agąąstsiin” come from?

agąąstsiin (Navajo) comes from Navajo atsíín, from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən — stick.

agąąstsiin (Navajo): someone's shoulder blade, scapula

Definitions

  1. someone's shoulder blade, scapula

Ancestry of “agąąstsiin”, step by step

agąąstsiin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo atsíín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsíínfoot, base
2Proto-Athabaskan*kʸənstick

via Navajo agaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoagaanarm, someone’s arm; foreleg, limb, branch, front...
2Proto-Athabaskan*-ɢa̓ˑnəʼarm
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən →Every word from Navajo atsíín →