Where does “tséyaa hataałí” come from?

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

tséyaa hataałí (Navajo): rutabaga

Definitions

  1. rutabaga

Ancestry of “tséyaa hataałí”, step by step

tséyaa hataałí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tsé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsérock, stone, boulder
2Proto-Athabaskan*tseˑstone
3Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit*caj—

via Navajo hataał

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajohataałhe/she is singing, chanting; music
2Navajo-taałto sing, to hold a ceremony
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *caj →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ →Every word from Navajo tsé →