Where does “akʼah sisíʼí tsin” come from?

akʼah sisíʼí tsin (Navajo) comes from Navajo tsin, from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən — stick.

akʼah sisíʼí tsin (Navajo): eucalyptus

Definitions

  1. eucalyptus

Ancestry of “akʼah sisíʼí tsin”, step by step

akʼah sisíʼí tsin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tsin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsinwood, timber; tree
2Proto-Athabaskan*kʸənstick

via Navajo akʼah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoakʼahfat, grease, lard, shortening, cooking oil;...
2Navajoá-thus
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən →Every word from Navajo tsin →