Where does “tsin ííʼáhígíí” come from?

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

tsin ííʼáhígíí (Navajo): upright pole, tree

Definitions

  1. upright pole, tree

Ancestry of “tsin ííʼáhígíí”, step by step

tsin ííʼáhígíí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tsin

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

via Navajo ííʼá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoííʼáit sticks up
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən →Every word from Navajo tsin →