Where does “chʼosh chʼééh digháhii” come from?

chʼosh chʼééh digháhii (Navajo) comes from Navajo chʼééh digháhii, from Navajo -ii — "nominalizer".

chʼosh chʼééh digháhii (Navajo): snail

Definitions

  1. snail

Ancestry of “chʼosh chʼééh digháhii”, step by step

chʼosh chʼééh digháhii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo chʼééh digháhii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼééh digháhiiturtle, tortoise
2Navajo-ii"nominalizer"

via Navajo chʼosh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼoshinsect, bug, maggot, worm
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