Where does “bitsiitsʼiin” come from?

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

bitsiitsʼiin (Navajo): his/her/its/their head; his/her/its/their engine

Definitions

  1. his/her/its/their head; his/her/its/their engine

Ancestry of “bitsiitsʼiin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsiitsʼiinhead, cranium; engine
2Navajotsʼinbone; skeleton
3Proto-Athabaskan*cʼənbone
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *cʼən →Every word from Navajo tsʼin →Every word from Navajo atsiitsʼiin →