Where does “awókʼiz bee naʼatsií” come from?

awókʼiz bee naʼatsií (Navajo) comes from Navajo awókʼiz, from Navajo awooʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɣuɁ — tooth.

awókʼiz bee naʼatsií (Navajo): toothpick

Definitions

  1. toothpick

Ancestry of “awókʼiz bee naʼatsií”, step by step

awókʼiz bee naʼatsií traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo awókʼiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoawókʼizgap between the teeth
2Navajoawooʼteeth, tooth
3Proto-Athabaskan*-ɣuɁtooth

via Navajo bee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobeewith, by means of, by means of it
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɣuɁ →Every word from Navajo awooʼ →Every word from Navajo awókʼiz →