Where does “dáʼátsiin” come from?

dáʼátsiin (Navajo) comes from Navajo atsíín, from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən — stick.

dáʼátsiin (Navajo): corncob

Definitions

  1. corncob

Ancestry of “dáʼátsiin”, step by step

dáʼátsiin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo atsíín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsíínfoot, base
2Proto-Athabaskan*kʸənstick

via Navajo dą́ą́ʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodą́ą́ʼcorn; food
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən →Every word from Navajo atsíín →