Where does “chʼaqabaʼ” come from?

chʼaqabaʼ (K'iche') comes from Navajo -BAʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan wa' — to be gray.

chʼaqabaʼ (K'iche'): to make wet

Definitions

  1. to make wet

Ancestry of “chʼaqabaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajo-BAʼto be gray; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;...
2Proto-Athabaskanwa'to be gray
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan wa' →Every word from Navajo -BAʼ →