Where does “biwooʼ hólóní” come from?

biwooʼ hólóní (Navajo) comes from Navajo awooʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɣuɁ — tooth.

biwooʼ hólóní (Navajo): piano

Definitions

  1. piano

Ancestry of “biwooʼ hólóní”, step by step

biwooʼ hólóní traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo awooʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoawooʼteeth, tooth
2Proto-Athabaskan*-ɣuɁtooth

via Navajo hólǫ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajohólǫ́there is, there are; he/she/it exists, is located...
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɣuɁ →Every word from Navajo awooʼ →