Where does “nákʼeeshchąąʼ” come from?

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

nákʼeeshchąąʼ (Navajo): sleep

Definitions

  1. sleep

Ancestry of “nákʼeeshchąąʼ”, step by step

nákʼeeshchąąʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo nákʼee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonákʼeearound the eye
2Navajoanááʼeye; seed; war
3Proto-Athabaskannαx̣eye

via Navajo chąąʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochąąʼfeces, dung, excrement, shit
2Proto-Athabaskan*ts̆ʷa̓ˑnʼexcrement
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ →Every word from Navajo anááʼ →Every word from Navajo nákʼee →