Where does “tábąąhgi łeeyiʼ chʼosh” come from?

tábąąhgi łeeyiʼ chʼosh (Navajo) comes from Navajo tábąąh, from Navajo tó, from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ — water; juice of a fruit.

tábąąhgi łeeyiʼ chʼosh (Navajo): lugworm

Definitions

  1. lugworm

Ancestry of “tábąąhgi łeeyiʼ chʼosh”, step by step

tábąąhgi łeeyiʼ chʼosh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tábąąh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotábąąhshore, beach, bank, water's edge
2Navajotówater, liquid, fluid
3Proto-Athabaskantuˑwater; juice of a fruit

via Navajo łeeyiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołeeyiʼin the ground, underground, in the soil
2Navajołeezhdirt, dust, soil, ashes
3Proto-Athabaskanłe̓dždirt; to plaster with mud

via Navajo chʼosh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼoshinsect, bug, maggot, worm
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →Every word from Navajo tábąąh →