Where does “atłʼótsin” come from?

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

atłʼótsin (Navajo): upper and lower poles of a loom

Definitions

  1. upper and lower poles of a loom

Ancestry of “atłʼótsin”, step by step

atłʼótsin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tsin

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

via Navajo atłʼó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatłʼóhe/she is weaving
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən →Every word from Navajo tsin →