Where does “tó łikoní” come from?

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

tó łikoní (Navajo): alcohol

Definitions

  1. alcohol

Ancestry of “tó łikoní”, step by step

tó łikoní traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tó

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

via Navajo łikon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołikonflammable, inflammable
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →