Where does “tsin ííʼáii” come from?

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

tsin ííʼáii (Navajo): upright pole, tree

Definitions

  1. upright pole, tree

Ancestry of “tsin ííʼáii”, step by step

tsin ííʼáii 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 *kʸənEvery word from Navajo tsin