Where does “yaskááʼ” come from?
yaskááʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo yas, from Proto-Athabaskan yəx̣s.
yaskááʼ (Navajo): snow crust; the surface of the snow
Definitions
- snow crust; the surface of the snow
Ancestry of “yaskááʼ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | yas | snow |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | yəx̣s | — |