Where does “chʼil hoshí” come from?

chʼil hoshí (Navajo) comes from Navajo hosh, from Proto-Athabaskan *x̣ʊšʷ — thorn.

chʼil hoshí (Navajo): bur marigold

Definitions

  1. bur marigold

Ancestry of “chʼil hoshí”, step by step

chʼil hoshí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo hosh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajohoshthorn; cactus
2Proto-Athabaskan*x̣ʊšʷthorn

via Navajo chʼil

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