Where does “nákʼee” come from?

nákʼee (Navajo) comes from Navajo anááʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ — eye.

nákʼee (Navajo): around the eye

Definitions

  1. around the eye

Ancestry of “nákʼee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoanááʼeye; seed; war
2Proto-Athabaskannαx̣eye

Words derived from “nákʼee”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ →Every word from Navajo anááʼ →