English
Hosteen
Hosteen comes from Navajo hastiin ‘man, elder man’.
- Navajomodernhastiin‘man, elder man’
- Englishearliest quotation 1980Hosteen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Navajomodernhastiin‘man, elder man’
- Englishearliest quotation 1980Hosteen
Earliest quotation: 1980, Tony Hillerman, People of Darkness: “His uncle, the brother of his mother, was among…”
Every English word from Navajo hastiin
Today it means
name A title used for a Navajo, Sir, Mister.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Navajo hastiin / Hosteen