Where does “tsįdláád” come from?

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

tsįdláád (Navajo): beard moss

Definitions

  1. beard moss

Ancestry of “tsįdláád”, step by step

tsįdláád traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tsin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsinwood, timber; tree
2Proto-Athabaskan*kʸənstick

via Navajo dláád

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodláádmold, moldy, lichen
2Proto-Athabaskan*dlaˑtʼalgae, scum, moss
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən →Every word from Navajo tsin →
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