Where does “naaʼahóóhai bikeetsohígíí” come from?

naaʼahóóhai bikeetsohígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo bikeeʼ, from Navajo ké, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ — foot.

naaʼahóóhai bikeetsohígíí (Navajo): scrubfowl (Megapodius)

Definitions

  1. scrubfowl (Megapodius)

Ancestry of “naaʼahóóhai bikeetsohígíí”, step by step

naaʼahóóhai bikeetsohígíí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo bikeeʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobikeeʼhis/her/its/their foot/feet; his/her/their shoes;...
2Navajokéfoot, feet; shoe
3Proto-Athabaskan*-qeʔfoot

via Navajo naaʼahóóhai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonaaʼahóóhaichicken; rodeo, fair, celebration; agricultural...
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qeʔ →Every word from Navajo ké →Every word from Navajo bikeeʼ →