Where does “sęęschʼil” come from?

sęęschʼil (Navajo) comes from Navajo sęęs, from Proto-Athabaskan *x̯ẻˑnʼc̃ʼ — wart.

sęęschʼil (Navajo): cauliflower

Definitions

  1. cauliflower

Ancestry of “sęęschʼil”, step by step

sęęschʼil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo sęęs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajosęęswart; callus
2Proto-Athabaskan*x̯ẻˑnʼc̃ʼwart

via Navajo chʼil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼilannual plant, weed, vegetable, vegetation
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *x̯ẻˑnʼc̃ʼ →Every word from Navajo sęęs →