Where does “atsiitsʼiin” come from?

atsiitsʼiin (Navajo) comes from Navajo tsʼin, from Proto-Athabaskan *cʼən — bone.

atsiitsʼiin (Navajo): head, cranium; engine

Definitions

  1. head, cranium; engine

Ancestry of “atsiitsʼiin”, step by step

atsiitsʼiin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tsʼin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsʼinbone; skeleton
2Proto-Athabaskan*cʼənbone

via Navajo atsiiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsiiʼhair; head
2Proto-Athabaskantsi̓head

Words derived from “atsiitsʼiin”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *cʼən →Every word from Navajo tsʼin →
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