Where does “yaskááʼ” come from?

yaskááʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo yas, from Proto-Athabaskan yəx̣s — snow.

yaskááʼ (Navajo): snow crust; the surface of the snow

Definitions

  1. snow crust; the surface of the snow

Ancestry of “yaskááʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyassnow
2Proto-Athabaskanyəx̣ssnow
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan yəx̣s →Every word from Navajo yas →