Where does “kétłʼááh” come from?

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

kétłʼááh (Navajo): sole of the feet

Definitions

  1. sole of the feet

Ancestry of “kétłʼááh”, step by step

kétłʼááh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo ké

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

via Navajo atłʼááh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatłʼááhbottom, underside, underneath

Words derived from “kétłʼááh”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →Every word from Navajo ké →