Where does “atooʼ” come from?

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

atooʼ (Navajo): soup; juice; stew, mutton stew

Definitions

  1. soup; juice; stew, mutton stew

Ancestry of “atooʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotówater, liquid, fluid
2Proto-Athabaskantuˑwater; juice of a fruit
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →