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Where does “bikéyah” come from?

bikéyah (Navajo) comes from Navajo kéyah, from Navajo ké, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ.

bikéyah (Navajo): his land, his homeland, his country, his nation

Definitions

  1. his land, his homeland, his country, his nation

Ancestry of “bikéyah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajokéyahland, country, terrain; planet
2Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
3Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔ—

Words derived from “bikéyah”

  • Wánda Dineʼé bikéyah
  • Béésh Łichíiʼii bikéyah
  • Tʼóok bikéyah
  • Hashkʼaan bikéyah
  • Dziłgaiitsoh Honeezkʼazii bikéyah
  • Nahatʼeʼiitsoh bikéyah
  • Akałii bikéyah
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