Where does “Tʼóok bikéyah” come from?

Tʼóok bikéyah (Navajo) comes from Navajo bikéyah, from Navajo kéyah, from Navajo ké, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ — foot.

Ancestry of “Tʼóok bikéyah”, step by step

Tʼóok bikéyah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo bikéyah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobikéyahhis land, his homeland, his country, his nation
2Navajokéyahland, country, terrain; planet
3Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
4Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔfoot

via Navajo Tʼóok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NavajoTʼóokTurk
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →Every word from Navajo ké →Every word from Navajo kéyah →