Where does “tó bee nániildohí” come from?

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

tó bee nániildohí (Navajo): teakettle, teapot

Definitions

  1. teakettle, teapot

Ancestry of “tó bee nániildohí”, step by step

tó bee nániildohí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tó

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

via Navajo bee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobeewith, by means of, by means of it
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →