Where does “biiʼ” come from?

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

biiʼ (Navajo): in it/him/her/them, within it/him/her/them,...

Definitions

  1. in it/him/her/them, within it/him/her/them,...

Ancestry of “biiʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajokǫʼfire
2Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire

Words derived from “biiʼ

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼEvery word from Navajo kǫʼ
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