Where does “ajáádtsʼin” come from?

ajáádtsʼin (Navajo) comes from Navajo tsʼin, from Proto-Athabaskan *cʼən — bone.

ajáádtsʼin (Navajo): leg bone

Definitions

  1. leg bone

Ancestry of “ajáádtsʼin”, step by step

ajáádtsʼin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tsʼin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsʼinbone; skeleton
2Proto-Athabaskan*cʼənbone

via Navajo ajáád

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoajáádleg; wheel
2Proto-Athabaskan*-ǯʷaˑdəʔshin, lower leg
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *cʼən →Every word from Navajo tsʼin →
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