Where does “chʼil ʼabeʼé” come from?

chʼil ʼabeʼé (Navajo) comes from Navajo abeʼ, from Navajo a- — someone's, people's.

chʼil ʼabeʼé (Navajo): milkweed

Definitions

  1. milkweed

Ancestry of “chʼil ʼabeʼé”, step by step

chʼil ʼabeʼé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo abeʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoabeʼmilk
2Navajoa-someone's, people's

via Navajo chʼil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼilannual plant, weed, vegetable, vegetation
Every word from Navajo a- →Every word from Navajo abeʼ →