Where does “tseeʼé” come from?

tseeʼé (Navajo) comes from Navajo atseeʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-k̯eʼ — tail.

tseeʼé (Navajo): frying pan, skillet

Definitions

  1. frying pan, skillet

Ancestry of “tseeʼé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatseeʼtail, tailbone, coccyx; tail feather
2Proto-Athabaskan*-k̯eʼtail
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-k̯eʼ →Every word from Navajo atseeʼ →
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