Where does “aniitsįʼ” come from?

aniitsįʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo atsįʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan tsənʸ — flesh, meat.

aniitsįʼ (Navajo): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “aniitsįʼ”, step by step

aniitsįʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo atsįʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsįʼmeat, flesh
2Proto-Athabaskantsənʸflesh, meat

via Navajo aniiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoaniiʼface
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