Where does “ééʼ bee naatʼáhí” come from?

ééʼ bee naatʼáhí (Navajo) comes from Navajo ééʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-Ɂeˑgʸ — shirt, coat.

ééʼ bee naatʼáhí (Navajo): suitcase

Definitions

  1. suitcase

Ancestry of “ééʼ bee naatʼáhí”, step by step

ééʼ bee naatʼáhí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo ééʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoééʼclothing, clothes, garment, shirt
2Proto-Athabaskan*-Ɂeˑgʸshirt, coat

via Navajo bee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobeewith, by means of, by means of it
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-Ɂeˑgʸ →Every word from Navajo ééʼ →