Where does “tsįįłkaałii” come from?

tsįįłkaałii (Navajo) comes from Navajo tsin, from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən — stick.

tsįįłkaałii (Navajo): woodpecker

Definitions

  1. woodpecker

Ancestry of “tsįįłkaałii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsinwood, timber; tree
2Proto-Athabaskan*kʸənstick
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən →Every word from Navajo tsin →