Where does “béésh ászólí” come from?

béésh ászólí (Navajo) comes from Navajo béésh, from Navajo biiʼ, from Navajo kǫʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ — fire.

béésh ászólí (Navajo): aluminum

Definitions

  1. aluminum

Ancestry of “béésh ászólí”, step by step

béésh ászólí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo béésh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobééshflint; iron; metal
2Navajobiiʼin it/him/her/them, within it/him/her/them,...
3Navajokǫʼfire
4Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire

via Navajo ászólí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoászólíit is light
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →Every word from Navajo kǫʼ →Every word from Navajo biiʼ →