Where does “tsiiyéél” come from?

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

tsiiyéél (Navajo): Navajo hair bun, hair knot

Definitions

  1. Navajo hair bun, hair knot

Ancestry of “tsiiyéél”, step by step

tsiiyéél traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo atsiiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsiiʼhair; head
2Proto-Athabaskantsi̓head

via Navajo hééł

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajohééłpackage, pack, burden; cargo, baggage; laundry
2Proto-Athabaskan*χeˑɬpack
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tsi̓ →Every word from Navajo atsiiʼ →