Where does “chʼosh ditłʼooí” come from?

chʼosh ditłʼooí (Navajo) comes from Navajo chʼosh — insect, bug, maggot, worm.

chʼosh ditłʼooí (Navajo): caterpillar

Definitions

  1. caterpillar

Ancestry of “chʼosh ditłʼooí”, step by step

chʼosh ditłʼooí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo chʼosh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼoshinsect, bug, maggot, worm

via Navajo ditłʼo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoditłʼoit is hairy (as a dog, sheep, etc.), hirsute
Every word from Navajo chʼosh