Where does “béésh tʼáá bí nitsékeesígíí” come from?

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

béésh tʼáá bí nitsékeesígíí (Navajo): computer

Definitions

  1. computer

Ancestry of “béésh tʼáá bí nitsékeesígíí”, step by step

béésh tʼáá bí nitsékeesígíí 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 ntsékees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NavajontsékeesAlternative form of nitsékees; it thinks
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →Every word from Navajo kǫʼ →Every word from Navajo biiʼ →