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Where does “kéyah” come from?

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

kéyah (Navajo): land, country, terrain; planet

Definitions

  1. land, country, terrain; planet

Ancestry of “kéyah”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kéyah”

  • Wánda Dineʼé bikéyah
  • Béésh Łichíiʼii bikéyah
  • Tʼóok bikéyah
  • Hashkʼaan bikéyah
  • bikéyah
  • Dziłgaiitsoh Honeezkʼazii bikéyah
  • Nahatʼeʼiitsoh bikéyah
  • kéyahígíí
  • Akałii bikéyah
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