Where does “tábąąstíín” come from?

tábąąstíín (Navajo) comes from Navajo tábąąh, from Navajo tó, from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ — water; juice of a fruit.

tábąąstíín (Navajo): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “tábąąstíín”, step by step

tábąąstíín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tábąąh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotábąąhshore, beach, bank, water's edge
2Navajotówater, liquid, fluid
3Proto-Athabaskantuˑwater; juice of a fruit

via Navajo sitį́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajositį́he/she is lying somewhere, is reclining

Words derived from “tábąąstíín”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →Every word from Navajo tábąąh →