Where does “tó bee naatʼáhí” come from?

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

tó bee naatʼáhí (Navajo): canteen

Definitions

  1. canteen

Ancestry of “tó bee naatʼáhí”, step by step

tó bee naatʼáhí 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 →