Where does “táłtłʼááh chʼosh daadánígíí” come from?

táłtłʼááh chʼosh daadánígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo táłtłʼááh, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.

táłtłʼááh chʼosh daadánígíí (Navajo): shrimp

Definitions

  1. shrimp

Ancestry of “táłtłʼááh chʼosh daadánígíí”, step by step

táłtłʼááh chʼosh daadánígíí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo táłtłʼááh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotáłtłʼááhthe bottom of the water
2Navajo-ł-The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a...
3Proto-Athabaskanɬ

via Navajo chʼosh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼoshinsect, bug, maggot, worm
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ɬEvery word from Navajo -ł-Every word from Navajo táłtłʼááh