Where does “hashkééjí nahatʼá” come from?

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

hashkééjí nahatʼá (Navajo): judicial branch

Definitions

  1. judicial branch

Ancestry of “hashkééjí nahatʼá”, step by step

hashkééjí nahatʼá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo hashké

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajohashkéwarrior
2Proto-Athabaskan*qɑš-qeˑchief, leader, prominent person

via Navajo nahatʼá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonahatʼáplan, planning, idea; system; form of government
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qɑš-qeˑ →Every word from Navajo hashké →