Where does “chʼil baa nahaniihí” come from?

chʼil baa nahaniihí (Navajo) comes from Navajo baa, from Proto-Athabaskan *-aˑ — for.

chʼil baa nahaniihí (Navajo): florist

Definitions

  1. florist

Ancestry of “chʼil baa nahaniihí”, step by step

chʼil baa nahaniihí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo baa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobaaabout him/her/it/them; to him/her/it/them; into...
2Proto-Athabaskan*-aˑfor

via Navajo chʼil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼilannual plant, weed, vegetable, vegetation
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-aˑ →Every word from Navajo baa →