Where does “kénééz” come from?

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

kénééz (Navajo): boot

Definitions

  1. boot

Ancestry of “kénééz”, step by step

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