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Where does “bijáád” come from?

bijáád (Navajo) comes from Navajo ajáád, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ǯʷaˑdəʔ.

bijáád (Navajo): his/her/its/their leg; its wheels

Definitions

  1. his/her/its/their leg; its wheels

Ancestry of “bijáád”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoajáádleg; wheel
2Proto-Athabaskan*-ǯʷaˑdəʔ—

Words derived from “bijáád”

  • bisóodi bijáád
  • jááłánii
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