Where does “kék'eh” come from?

kék'eh (Navajo) comes from Navajo ké, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ — foot.

kék'eh (Navajo): footprint

Definitions

  1. footprint

Ancestry of “kék'eh”, step by step

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