Where does “Naakétłʼáhí” come from?
Naakétłʼáhí (Navajo) comes from Navajo kétłʼááh, from Navajo ké, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ.
Ancestry of “Naakétłʼáhí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | kétłʼááh | sole of the feet |
| 2 | Navajo | ké | foot, feet; shoe |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | *-qeʔ | — |