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Where does “Wánda Dineʼé bikéyah” come from?

Wánda Dineʼé bikéyah (Navajo) comes from Navajo bikéyah, from Navajo kéyah, from Navajo ké, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ.

Ancestry of “Wánda Dineʼé bikéyah”, step by step

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