Where does “chʼah” come from?

chʼah (Navajo) comes from Proto-Athabaskan *tšʼəx̣d — hat.

chʼah (Navajo): head covering, headwear; hat, cap, scarf

Definitions

  1. head covering, headwear; hat, cap, scarf

Ancestry of “chʼah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskan*tšʼəx̣dhat

Words derived from “chʼah

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tšʼəx̣d