Where does “Bidááʼ Haʼaztʼiʼ Tsékooh” come from?
Bidááʼ Haʼaztʼiʼ Tsékooh (Navajo) comes from Navajo tsékooh, from Navajo tsé, from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ, from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *caj.
Bidááʼ Haʼaztʼiʼ Tsékooh (Navajo): Grand Canyon
Definitions
- Grand Canyon
Ancestry of “Bidááʼ Haʼaztʼiʼ Tsékooh”, step by step
Bidááʼ Haʼaztʼiʼ Tsékooh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo tsékooh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | tsékooh | rock canyon, gorge |
| 2 | Navajo | tsé | rock, stone, boulder |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | *tseˑ | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | *caj | — |
via Navajo bidááʼ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | bidááʼ | — |
via Navajo haʼaztʼiʼ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | haʼaztʼiʼ | — |