Where does “chʼosh bijáád nineezí” come from?

chʼosh bijáád nineezí (Navajo) comes from Navajo bijáád, from Navajo ajáád, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ǯʷaˑdəʔ — shin, lower leg.

chʼosh bijáád nineezí (Navajo): cranefly

Definitions

  1. cranefly

Ancestry of “chʼosh bijáád nineezí”, step by step

chʼosh bijáád nineezí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo bijáád

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobijáádhis/her/its/their leg; its wheels
2Navajoajáádleg; wheel
3Proto-Athabaskan*-ǯʷaˑdəʔshin, lower leg

via Navajo nineez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonineezit is long; he/she is tall

via Navajo chʼosh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼoshinsect, bug, maggot, worm
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ǯʷaˑdəʔ →Every word from Navajo ajáád →Every word from Navajo bijáád →