Where does “akétłʼááh” come from?

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

akétłʼááh (Navajo): sole of the foot

Definitions

  1. sole of the foot

Ancestry of “akétłʼááh”, step by step

akétłʼááh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo ké

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
2Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔfoot

via Navajo atłʼááh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatłʼááhbottom, underside, underneath
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →Every word from Navajo ké →