Where does “béésh łichíiʼii” come from?
béésh łichíiʼii (Navajo) comes from Navajo béésh, from Navajo biiʼ, from Navajo kǫʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ — fire.
béésh łichíiʼii (Navajo): copper; bronze
Definitions
- copper; bronze
Ancestry of “béésh łichíiʼii”, step by step
béésh łichíiʼii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo béésh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | béésh | flint; iron; metal |
| 2 | Navajo | biiʼ | in it/him/her/them, within it/him/her/them,... |
| 3 | Navajo | kǫʼ | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Athabaskan | *qʊ̓nʼ | fire |
via Navajo łichííʼ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | łichííʼ | he/she/it is red; the colour red; a penny |