Where does “kʼaayééł” come from?

kʼaayééł (Navajo) comes from Navajo kʼaaʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan -q'aʔ.

kʼaayééł (Navajo): quiver

Definitions

  1. quiver

Ancestry of “kʼaayééł”, step by step

kʼaayééł traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo kʼaaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajokʼaaʼarrow
2Proto-Athabaskan-q'aʔ—

via Navajo hééł

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajohééłpackage, pack, burden; cargo, baggage; laundry
2Proto-Athabaskan*χeˑɬpack
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan -q'aʔ →Every word from Navajo kʼaaʼ →