Where does “chąąneiłmaasii” come from?

chąąneiłmaasii (Navajo) comes from Navajo chąąʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ts̆ʷa̓ˑnʼ — excrement.

chąąneiłmaasii (Navajo): dung beetle

Definitions

  1. dung beetle

Ancestry of “chąąneiłmaasii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochąąʼfeces, dung, excrement, shit
2Proto-Athabaskan*ts̆ʷa̓ˑnʼexcrement
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ts̆ʷa̓ˑnʼ →Every word from Navajo chąąʼ →