Where does “tsitsʼósí” come from?

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

tsitsʼósí (Navajo): stick, switch

Definitions

  1. stick, switch

Ancestry of “tsitsʼósí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsinwood, timber; tree
2Proto-Athabaskan*kʸənstick
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən →Every word from Navajo tsin →