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
Definitions
- sweat bee
Ancestry of “tsísʼnáyázhí”, step by step
tsísʼnáyázhí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo yázhí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Navajo tsísʼná
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | tsísʼná | bee, honey bee; wasp |