Where does “béésh łikoní” come from?

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

béésh łikoní (Navajo): magnesium

Definitions

  1. magnesium

Ancestry of “béésh łikoní”, step by step

béésh łikoní 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 łikon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołikonflammable, inflammable
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →Every word from Navajo kǫʼ →Every word from Navajo biiʼ →