Where does “kéyahjigo” come from?

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

kéyahjigo (Navajo): landward, toward land

Definitions

  1. landward, toward land

Ancestry of “kéyahjigo”, 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 →