Where does “anátʼéézh” come from?

anátʼéézh (Navajo) comes from Navajo anááʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ — eye.

anátʼéézh (Navajo): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “anátʼéézh”, step by step

anátʼéézh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo anááʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoanááʼeye; seed; war
2Proto-Athabaskannαx̣eye

via Navajo tʼeesh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotʼeeshcharcoal; ash
2Proto-Athabaskantʼe̓šcharcoal
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ →Every word from Navajo anááʼ →