Where does “atsiighąąʼ” come from?

atsiighąąʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo atsiiʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan tsi̓ — head.

atsiighąąʼ (Navajo): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “atsiighąąʼ”, step by step

atsiighąąʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo atsiiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsiiʼhair; head
2Proto-Athabaskantsi̓head

via Navajo ghąąʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoghąąʼtop, summit, back
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tsi̓ →Every word from Navajo atsiiʼ →