Where does “anátsʼiin” come from?

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

anátsʼiin (Navajo): brow

Definitions

  1. brow

Ancestry of “anátsʼiin”, step by step

anátsʼiin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo anááʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoanááʼeye; seed; war
2Proto-Athabaskannαx̣eye

via Navajo atsʼin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsʼinbone
2Proto-Athabaskantsʼənbone
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ →Every word from Navajo anááʼ →