Where does “Hwéeldi” come from?

Hwéeldi (Navajo) comes from Spanish fuerte, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

Hwéeldi (Navajo): Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Definitions

  1. Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Ancestry of “Hwéeldi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfuertestrong; loud; hard
2Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
3Old Latinforctisstrong
4Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic forktis →Every word from Old Latin forctis →