Where does “awostsʼin” come from?

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

awostsʼin (Navajo): shoulder bone

Definitions

  1. shoulder bone

Ancestry of “awostsʼin”, step by step

awostsʼin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tsʼin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsʼinbone; skeleton
2Proto-Athabaskan*cʼənbone

via Navajo awos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoawosshoulder
2Proto-Athabaskan*-ɣəʒəʼshoulder
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *cʼən →Every word from Navajo tsʼin →