Where does “chizhtsʼósí” come from?

chizhtsʼósí (Navajo) comes from Navajo chizh, from Proto-Athabaskan *čʷəǯʷ — dry wood, firewood.

chizhtsʼósí (Navajo): kindling

Definitions

  1. kindling

Ancestry of “chizhtsʼósí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochizhwood, log, firewood, kindling, dead wood
2Proto-Athabaskan*čʷəǯʷdry wood, firewood
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *čʷəǯʷ →Every word from Navajo chizh →
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