Where does “áháchįʼ” come from?

áháchįʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo bá, from Proto-Athabaskan *-aˑ — for.

áháchįʼ (Navajo): anger, rage

Definitions

  1. anger, rage

Ancestry of “áháchįʼ”, step by step

áháchįʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajofor him/her/it/them, for his/her/its/their sake;...
2Proto-Athabaskan*-aˑfor

via Navajo hachįʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajohachįʼit is nasty; he/she/it is angry; he/she/it is...
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-aˑEvery word from Navajo