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Where does “chidí bigaan” come from?

chidí bigaan (Navajo) comes from Navajo bigaan, from Ilocano biga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian biʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian biʀaq.

chidí bigaan (Navajo): front wheel of an automobile

Definitions

  1. front wheel of an automobile

Ancestry of “chidí bigaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobigaanhis/her/its/their arm; his/her/its/their limb;...
2Ilocanobiga—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbiʀaq—
4Proto-Austronesianbiʀaq—
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