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Where does “-CHIIʼ” come from?

-CHIIʼ (Navajo) comes from Proto-Athabaskan čig — to be red ochre.

-CHIIʼ (Navajo): red; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;...

Definitions

  1. red; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;...

Ancestry of “-CHIIʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskančigto be red ochre
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