Where does “Shą́ą́ʼtóhí” come from?

Shą́ą́ʼtóhí (Navajo) comes from Navajo tó, from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ — water; juice of a fruit.

Ancestry of “Shą́ą́ʼtóhí”, step by step

Shą́ą́ʼtóhí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotówater, liquid, fluid
2Proto-Athabaskantuˑwater; juice of a fruit

via Navajo shą́ą́ʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoshą́ą́ʼsunshine
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →