Where does “ashkiiłgaii” come from?

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

ashkiiłgaii (Navajo): white boy

Definitions

  1. white boy

Ancestry of “ashkiiłgaii”, step by step

ashkiiłgaii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łigaii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołigaiiwhite
2Navajobikéyahhis land, his homeland, his country, his nation
3Navajokéyahland, country, terrain; planet
4Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
5Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔfoot

via Navajo ashkii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoashkiiboy, lad; boyfriend

Words derived from “ashkiiłgaii”

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