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Where does “bitseeʼ” come from?
bitseeʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo atseeʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-k̯eʼ — tail.
Ancestry of “bitseeʼ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Navajo
atseeʼ
tail, tailbone, coccyx; tail feather
2
Proto-Athabaskan
*-k̯eʼ
tail
Words derived from “bitseeʼ”
bitseeʼ yee adiłhałii
bilasáana bitseeʼ nineezígíí
bįįh bitseełgaiígíí
bilasáana bitseeʼ hólóní
tseekʼi nástánii
tsídii bitseeʼ naashchʼąąʼí
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-k̯eʼ →
Every word from Navajo atseeʼ →