Where does “nantʼaʼ chʼah kah naghaa” come from?

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

nantʼaʼ chʼah kah naghaa (Western Apache): coronavirus

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Ancestry of “nantʼaʼ chʼah kah naghaa”, step by step

nantʼaʼ chʼah kah naghaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Western Apache nantʼaʼ chʼah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Western Apachenantʼaʼ chʼahcrown
2Navajochʼahhead covering, headwear; hat, cap, scarf
3Proto-Athabaskan*tšʼəx̣dhat

via Western Apache kah naghaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Western Apachekah naghaasickness
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tšʼəx̣d →Every word from Navajo chʼah →Every word from Western Apache nantʼaʼ chʼah →