Where does “chʼil łigaii” come from?

chʼil łigaii (Navajo) comes from Navajo łigaii, from Navajo bikéyah, from Navajo kéyah, from Navajo ké, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ — foot.

chʼil łigaii (Navajo): cabbage; cauliflower; lettuce

Definitions

  1. cabbage; cauliflower; lettuce

Ancestry of “chʼil łigaii”, step by step

chʼil łigaii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łigaii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołigaiiwhite
2Navajobikéyahhis land, his homeland, his country, his nation
3Navajokéyahland, country, terrain; planet
4Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
5Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔfoot

via Navajo chʼil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼilannual plant, weed, vegetable, vegetation
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →Every word from Navajo ké →Every word from Navajo kéyah →