Where does “tłʼiish bikʼós niteelígíí” come from?

tłʼiish bikʼós niteelígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo bikʼos, from Navajo akʼos, from Proto-Athabaskan *-qʼʊs — neck.

tłʼiish bikʼós niteelígíí (Navajo): cobra

Definitions

  1. cobra

Ancestry of “tłʼiish bikʼós niteelígíí”, step by step

tłʼiish bikʼós niteelígíí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo bikʼos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobikʼoshis/her/its/their neck
2Navajoakʼosneck
3Proto-Athabaskan*-qʼʊsneck

via Navajo tłʼiish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotłʼiishsnake, serpent
2Proto-Athabaskantł'əɣəšeel, snake

via Navajo niteel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoniteelit is wide, broad
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-qʼʊs →Every word from Navajo akʼos →Every word from Navajo bikʼos →