Where does “kʼishchííʼ” come from?
kʼishchííʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo kʼish, from Proto-Athabaskan *qʼəx̣šʷ.
kʼishchííʼ (Navajo): birch
Ancestry of “kʼishchííʼ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Navajo | kʼish | grey alder |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | *qʼəx̣šʷ | — |