Where does “Tóháálį́” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Tóháálį́”, step by step

Tóháálį́ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tó

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

via Navajo háálį́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoháálį́it flows up out

Words derived from “Tóháálį́”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →