Where does “tó bá azʼání” come from?

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

tó bá azʼání (Navajo): water tank, well, water well

Definitions

  1. water tank, well, water well

Ancestry of “tó bá azʼání”, step by step

tó bá azʼání traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tó

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

via Navajo bá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobáfor him/her/it/them, for his/her/its/their sake;...
2Proto-Athabaskan*-aˑfor
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →