Where does “Akałii bikéyah” come from?

Akałii bikéyah (Navajo) comes from Navajo bikéyah, from Navajo kéyah, from Navajo ké, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ — foot.

Ancestry of “Akałii bikéyah”, step by step

Akałii bikéyah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo bikéyah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobikéyahhis land, his homeland, his country, his nation
2Navajokéyahland, country, terrain; planet
3Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
4Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔfoot

via Navajo akałii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoakałiicowboy
2Navajo-ii"nominalizer"
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →Every word from Navajo ké →Every word from Navajo kéyah →