Where does “ké bikétal nineezígíí” come from?

ké bikétal nineezígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo ké, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ — foot.

ké bikétal nineezígíí (Navajo): cowboy boot, high heel boot

Definitions

  1. cowboy boot, high heel boot

Ancestry of “ké bikétal nineezígíí”, step by step

ké bikétal nineezígíí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo ké

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
2Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔfoot

via Navajo nineez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonineezit is long; he/she is tall
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →Every word from Navajo ké →