Where does “nantʼaʼ chʼah” come from?

nantʼaʼ chʼah (Western Apache) comes from Navajo chʼah, from Proto-Athabaskan *tšʼəx̣d — hat.

nantʼaʼ chʼah (Western Apache): crown

Definitions

  1. crown

Ancestry of “nantʼaʼ chʼah”, step by step

nantʼaʼ chʼah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo chʼah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼahhead covering, headwear; hat, cap, scarf
2Proto-Athabaskan*tšʼəx̣dhat

via Western Apache nantʼa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Western Apachenantʼametal

Words derived from “nantʼaʼ chʼah”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tšʼəx̣d →Every word from Navajo chʼah →