Where does “akétłʼóól” come from?

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

akétłʼóól (Navajo): root; shoelace

Definitions

  1. root; shoelace

Ancestry of “akétłʼóól”, step by step

akétłʼóól traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo ké

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

via Navajo tłʼóół

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotłʼóółrope, cord, twine, string; lariat
2Proto-Athabaskan*tɬʼuˑɬrope
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →Every word from Navajo ké →