Where does “tsinsitą́” come from?

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

tsinsitą́ (Navajo): mile

Definitions

  1. mile

Ancestry of “tsinsitą́”, step by step

tsinsitą́ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tsin

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

via Navajo sitą́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajositą́it lies somewhere, is located somewhere
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən →Every word from Navajo tsin →
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