Where does “chʼosh ałchozhii” come from?

chʼosh ałchozhii (Navajo) comes from Navajo ałchozh — he/she is chewing; he/she is eating.

chʼosh ałchozhii (Navajo): clothes moth

Definitions

  1. clothes moth

Ancestry of “chʼosh ałchozhii”, step by step

chʼosh ałchozhii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo ałchozh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoałchozhhe/she is chewing; he/she is eating

via Navajo chʼosh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼoshinsect, bug, maggot, worm
Every word from Navajo ałchozh
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