Where does “bikʼos” come from?
bikʼos (Navajo) comes from Navajo akʼos, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qʼʊs.
bikʼos (Navajo): his/her/its/their neck
Ancestry of “bikʼos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | akʼos | neck |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | *-qʼʊs | — |