Where does “tsindláád” come from?

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

tsindláád (Navajo): tree moss or lichen

Definitions

  1. tree moss or lichen

Ancestry of “tsindláád”, step by step

tsindláád traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tsin

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

via Navajo dláád

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodláádmold, moldy, lichen
2Proto-Athabaskan*dlaˑtʼalgae, scum, moss
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən →Every word from Navajo tsin →