Where does “Naakétłʼáhí” come from?

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

Naakétłʼáhí (Navajo): Pima

Definitions

  1. Pima

Ancestry of “Naakétłʼáhí”, step by step

Naakétłʼáhí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo kétłʼááh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajokétłʼááhsole of the feet
2Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
3Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔfoot

via Navajo anaaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoanaaʼwar, enmity, discord
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →Every word from Navajo ké →Every word from Navajo kétłʼááh →