Where does “bikáaʼjįʼ” come from?

bikáaʼjįʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo -jįʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *tsʼənʔ — to, toward.

bikáaʼjįʼ (Navajo): up to its surface, as far as its surface, on it

Definitions

  1. up to its surface, as far as its surface, on it

Ancestry of “bikáaʼjįʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajo-jįʼas far as, up to, against it
2Proto-Athabaskan*tsʼənʔto, toward
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tsʼənʔ →Every word from Navajo -jįʼ →