Where does “Yootó” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Yootó”, step by step

Yootó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tó

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

via Navajo yooʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyooʼbead, beads; necklace; bells
2Proto-Athabaskanyu·ʔ—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →