Where does “béégashii yáázh” come from?

béégashii yáázh (Navajo) comes from Navajo béégashii, from Spanish vacas, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.

béégashii yáázh (Navajo): calf

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “béégashii yáázh”, step by step

béégashii yáázh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo béégashii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobéégashiicow; cattle
2Spanishvacasplural of vaca; cows
3Latinvaccacow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwokeh₂-—

via Navajo yáázh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyáázhlittle, small; young; offspring, son
2Proto-Athabaskan-yažʷəwoman's child
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂- →Every word from Latin vacca →Every word from Spanish vacas →