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Where does “kééʼ” come from?

kééʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo ké, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ.

kééʼ (Navajo): in shoes, with the shoes on

Definitions

  1. in shoes, with the shoes on

Ancestry of “kééʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
2Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔ—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →