Where does “bideeʼ” come from?
bideeʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo adeeʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-deʼ.
bideeʼ (Navajo): its antler, its horn, its tusk, its antenna
Definitions
- its antler, its horn, its tusk, its antenna
Ancestry of “bideeʼ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Navajo | adeeʼ | antler, horn, tusk, antenna; ladle, dipper,... |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | *-deʼ | — |