Where does “tsiiʼnteelí” come from?

tsiiʼnteelí (Navajo) comes from Navajo atsiiʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan tsi̓ — head.

tsiiʼnteelí (Navajo): flathead

Definitions

  1. flathead

Ancestry of “tsiiʼnteelí”, step by step

tsiiʼnteelí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo atsiiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsiiʼhair; head
2Proto-Athabaskantsi̓head

via Navajo niteel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoniteelit is wide, broad
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tsi̓ →Every word from Navajo atsiiʼ →