Where does “tsésǫʼ yitʼoodí” come from?

tsésǫʼ yitʼoodí (Navajo) comes from Navajo tsésǫʼ, from Navajo tsé, from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ, from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *caj.

tsésǫʼ yitʼoodí (Navajo): windshield wiper

Definitions

  1. windshield wiper

Ancestry of “tsésǫʼ yitʼoodí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsésǫʼmica; glass, window, pane
2Navajotsérock, stone, boulder
3Proto-Athabaskan*tseˑstone
4Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit*caj—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *caj →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ →Every word from Navajo tsé →