Where does “kéyahígíí” come from?

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

kéyahígíí (Navajo): a particular land, country, or terrain; a...

Definitions

  1. a particular land, country, or terrain; a...

Ancestry of “kéyahígíí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajokéyahland, country, terrain; planet
2Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
3Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔfoot
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →Every word from Navajo ké →Every word from Navajo kéyah →