Where does “” come from?

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

(Navajo): water, liquid, fluid

Definitions

  1. water, liquid, fluid

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskantuˑwater; juice of a fruit

via Navajo tó łikaní halchinígíí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotó łikaní halchinígííperfume

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ
tó — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer