Where does “chʼoshkʼaaʼ” come from?

chʼoshkʼaaʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo kʼaaʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan -q'aʔ.

chʼoshkʼaaʼ (Navajo): arrow worm

Definitions

  1. arrow worm

Ancestry of “chʼoshkʼaaʼ”, step by step

chʼoshkʼaaʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo kʼaaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajokʼaaʼarrow
2Proto-Athabaskan-q'aʔ—

via Navajo chʼosh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼoshinsect, bug, maggot, worm
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan -q'aʔ →Every word from Navajo kʼaaʼ →