Where does “chéłchaaʼtsoh” come from?

chéłchaaʼtsoh (Navajo) comes from Navajo chéłchaaʼ, from Navajo tsé, from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ, from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *caj.

chéłchaaʼtsoh (Navajo): rhinoceros beetle

Definitions

  1. rhinoceros beetle

Ancestry of “chéłchaaʼtsoh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochéłchaaʼstag beetle
2Navajotsérock, stone, boulder
3Proto-Athabaskan*tseˑstone
4Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit*caj—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *caj →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ →Every word from Navajo tsé →