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Where does “tsinsitą́” come from?

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

tsinsitą́ (Navajo): mile

Definitions

  1. mile

Ancestry of “tsinsitą́”, step by step

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