Where does “-CHʼIIZH” come from?
-CHʼIIZH (Navajo) comes from Proto-Athabaskan čʼʷičʼʷ — to be rough, chapped.
-CHʼIIZH (Navajo): to abrade, to saw, to file, to scrub; {|...
Definitions
- to abrade, to saw, to file, to scrub; {|...
Ancestry of “-CHʼIIZH”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Athabaskan | čʼʷičʼʷ | to be rough, chapped |