Where does “Kétłʼáhí” come from?

Kétłʼáhí (Navajo) comes from Navajo kétłʼááh, from Navajo ké, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ — foot.

Ancestry of “Kétłʼáhí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajokétłʼááhsole of the feet
2Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
3Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔfoot
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →Every word from Navajo ké →Every word from Navajo kétłʼááh →
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