Where does “chʼilátah hózhóón” come from?

chʼilátah hózhóón (Navajo) comes from Navajo chʼil — annual plant, weed, vegetable, vegetation.

chʼilátah hózhóón (Navajo): flower

Definitions

  1. flower

Ancestry of “chʼilátah hózhóón”, step by step

chʼilátah hózhóón traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo chʼil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼilannual plant, weed, vegetable, vegetation

via Navajo álátah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoálátahtip, end, peak, extremity

via Navajo hózhǫ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajohózhǫ́it is beautiful, peaceful, harmonious, nice;...
Every word from Navajo chʼil
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