Where does “dziłgiizh” come from?

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

dziłgiizh (Navajo): mountain pass, gap in a mountain range

Definitions

  1. mountain pass, gap in a mountain range

Ancestry of “dziłgiizh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodziłmountain; mountain range
2Navajołigaiiwhite
3Navajobikéyahhis land, his homeland, his country, his nation
4Navajokéyahland, country, terrain; planet
5Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
6Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔfoot
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →Every word from Navajo ké →Every word from Navajo kéyah →