Where does “awótsíín” come from?

awótsíín (Navajo) comes from Navajo atsíín, from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən — stick.

awótsíín (Navajo): gum of the teeth

Definitions

  1. gum of the teeth

Ancestry of “awótsíín”, step by step

awótsíín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo atsíín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsíínfoot, base
2Proto-Athabaskan*kʸənstick

via Navajo awooʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoawooʼteeth, tooth
2Proto-Athabaskan*-ɣuɁtooth
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən →Every word from Navajo atsíín →