Where does “hashkééjí naatʼááh” come from?

hashkééjí naatʼááh (Navajo) comes from Navajo hashké, from Proto-Athabaskan *qɑš-qeˑ — chief, leader, prominent person.

hashkééjí naatʼááh (Navajo): war chief, war leader

Definitions

  1. war chief, war leader

Ancestry of “hashkééjí naatʼááh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajohashkéwarrior
2Proto-Athabaskan*qɑš-qeˑchief, leader, prominent person
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qɑš-qeˑ →Every word from Navajo hashké →