Where does “másí” come from?

másí (Navajo) comes from Spanish moza, from Urdu موضع, from Persian موضع, from Arabic موضع, from Arabic وَضَعَ, from Arabic ض — ض.

másí (Navajo): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “másí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmozafemale equivalent of mozo
2Urduموضعplace; position; situation
3Persianموضعposition; view, opinion
4Arabicموضعverbal noun of وَضَعَ; position; place
5Arabicوَضَعَto put, lay
6Arabicضض
Every word from Arabic ض →Every word from Arabic وَضَعَ →Every word from Arabic موضع →