Where does “Akałii bikéyah” come from?
Akałii bikéyah (Navajo) comes from Navajo bikéyah, from Navajo kéyah, from Navajo ké, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ.
Ancestry of “Akałii bikéyah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | bikéyah | his land, his homeland, his country, his nation |
| 2 | Navajo | kéyah | land, country, terrain; planet |
| 3 | Navajo | ké | foot, feet; shoe |
| 4 | Proto-Athabaskan | *-qeʔ | — |