Where does “biiʼłidí” come from?

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

biiʼłidí (Navajo): stovepipe

Definitions

  1. stovepipe

Ancestry of “biiʼłidí”, step by step

biiʼłidí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo biiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobiiʼin it/him/her/them, within it/him/her/them,...
2Navajokǫʼfire
3Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire

via Navajo łid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołidsmoke
2Proto-Athabaskanłədsmoke
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →Every word from Navajo kǫʼ →Every word from Navajo biiʼ →