Where does “chʼosh bikágí ntłʼizí” come from?

chʼosh bikágí ntłʼizí (Navajo) comes from Navajo bikágí, from Navajo akágí, from Navajo bikááʼ — on it, on its surface.

chʼosh bikágí ntłʼizí (Navajo): crab

Definitions

  1. crab

Ancestry of “chʼosh bikágí ntłʼizí”, step by step

chʼosh bikágí ntłʼizí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo bikágí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobikágíits hide, its skin, its pelt
2Navajoakágíhide, pelt, skin
3Navajobikááʼon it, on its surface

via Navajo ntłʼiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajontłʼizit is hard, brittle, stiff; hard goods, jewelry,...
2Navajonitłʼizit is hard, brittle, stiff; it is hard,...

via Navajo chʼosh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼoshinsect, bug, maggot, worm
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