Where does “bitsiitsʼiin” come from?
bitsiitsʼiin (Navajo) comes from Navajo atsiitsʼiin, from Navajo tsʼin, from Proto-Athabaskan *cʼən.
bitsiitsʼiin (Navajo): his/her/its/their head; his/her/its/their engine
Definitions
- his/her/its/their head; his/her/its/their engine
Ancestry of “bitsiitsʼiin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | atsiitsʼiin | head, cranium; engine |
| 2 | Navajo | tsʼin | bone; skeleton |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | *cʼən | — |