Where does “chʼééh digháhii” come from?

chʼééh digháhii (Navajo) comes from Navajo chʼééh — in vain, futile, unsuccessful, failure; trying.

chʼééh digháhii (Navajo): turtle, tortoise

Definitions

  1. turtle, tortoise

Ancestry of “chʼééh digháhii”, step by step

chʼééh digháhii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo chʼééh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼééhin vain, futile, unsuccessful, failure; trying

via Navajo dighááh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodighááhhe/she starts to go; he/she has started to go,...

Words derived from “chʼééh digháhii

Every word from Navajo chʼééh