Where does “bihóól” come from?

bihóól (Navajo) comes from Spanish frijol, from Latin phaseolus, from Latin phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος — cowpea.

bihóól (Navajo): beans

Definitions

  1. beans

Ancestry of “bihóól”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfrijolbean, bean seed; bean plant
2LatinphaseolusA type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity:...
3Latinphaselusa kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean,...
4Ancient Greekφάσηλοςcowpea
Every word from Ancient Greek φάσηλος →Every word from Latin phaselus →Every word from Latin phaseolus →