Where does “Béésh Bichʼahii Bikéyah” come from?

Béésh Bichʼahii Bikéyah (Navajo) comes from Navajo béésh, from Navajo biiʼ, from Navajo kǫʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ — fire.

Ancestry of “Béésh Bichʼahii Bikéyah”, step by step

Béésh Bichʼahii Bikéyah traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo béésh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobééshflint; iron; metal
2Navajobiiʼin it/him/her/them, within it/him/her/them,...
3Navajokǫʼfire
4Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire

via Navajo bikéyah

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

via Navajo bichʼah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobichʼahhis/her/its/their hat
2Navajochʼahhead covering, headwear; hat, cap, scarf
3Proto-Athabaskan*tšʼəx̣dhat
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →Every word from Navajo kǫʼ →Every word from Navajo biiʼ →
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