Where does “tsísʼnáyázhí” come from?
tsísʼnáyázhí (Navajo) comes from Navajo yázhí, from Navajo yáázh, from Proto-Athabaskan -yažʷə — woman's child.
tsísʼnáyázhí (Navajo): sweat bee
Ancestry of “tsísʼnáyázhí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Navajo | yázhí | little, small; young, younger; little one, child |
| 2 | Navajo | yáázh | little, small; young; offspring, son |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | -yažʷə | woman's child |