Where does “dziłtsíín” come from?

dziłtsíín (Navajo) comes from Navajo dził, from Navajo łigaii, from Navajo bikéyah, from Navajo kéyah, from Navajo ké, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ — foot.

dziłtsíín (Navajo): foot of a mountain

Definitions

  1. foot of a mountain

Ancestry of “dziłtsíín”, step by step

dziłtsíín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo dził

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodziłmountain; mountain range
2Navajołigaiiwhite
3Navajobikéyahhis land, his homeland, his country, his nation
4Navajokéyahland, country, terrain; planet
5Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
6Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔfoot

via Navajo atsíín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsíínfoot, base
2Proto-Athabaskan*kʸənstick

Words derived from “dziłtsíín”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →Every word from Navajo ké →Every word from Navajo kéyah →