Where does “béésh dildǫʼí” come from?

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

béésh dildǫʼí (Navajo): tin

Definitions

  1. tin

Ancestry of “béésh dildǫʼí”, step by step

béésh dildǫʼí 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 dildǫʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodildǫʼto make a popping sound; to be explosive;...
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →Every word from Navajo kǫʼ →Every word from Navajo biiʼ →