Where does “tsin bigaan” come from?
tsin bigaan (Navajo) comes from Navajo bigaan, from Ilocano biga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian biʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian biʀaq.
tsin bigaan (Navajo): tree branch
Ancestry of “tsin bigaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | bigaan | his/her/its/their arm; his/her/its/their limb;... |
| 2 | Ilocano | biga | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | biʀaq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | biʀaq | — |