Where does “nákʼeeshchąąʼ” come from?
nákʼeeshchąąʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo nákʼee, from Navajo anááʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ — eye.
nákʼeeshchąąʼ (Navajo): sleep
Ancestry of “nákʼeeshchąąʼ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Navajo | nákʼee | around the eye |
| 2 | Navajo | anááʼ | eye; seed; war |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | nαx̣ | eye |