Where does “chʼiyáán” come from?

chʼiyáán (Navajo) comes from Navajo -YĄ́Ą́ʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan hanʸ — to eat.

chʼiyáán (Navajo): food, groceries, provisions (of food)

Definitions

  1. food, groceries, provisions (of food)

Ancestry of “chʼiyáán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajo-YĄ́Ą́ʼto eat; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;...
2Proto-Athabaskanhanʸto eat

Words derived from “chʼiyáán”

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