Where does “nákʼeedziʼ” come from?

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

nákʼeedziʼ (Navajo): eyedrops

Definitions

  1. eyedrops

Ancestry of “nákʼeedziʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonákʼeearound the eye
2Navajoanááʼeye; seed; war
3Proto-Athabaskannαx̣eye
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ →Every word from Navajo anááʼ →Every word from Navajo nákʼee →