Where does “tsinlátah” come from?

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

tsinlátah (Navajo): treetop

Definitions

  1. treetop

Ancestry of “tsinlátah”, step by step

tsinlátah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tsin

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

via Navajo álátah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoálátahtip, end, peak, extremity

Words derived from “tsinlátah”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən →Every word from Navajo tsin →