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Where does “atsįʼ” come from?

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

atsįʼ (Navajo): meat, flesh

Definitions

  1. meat, flesh

Ancestry of “atsįʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskantsənʸflesh, meat

Words derived from “atsįʼ”

  • awótsįʼ
  • aniitsįʼ
  • tsiih
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