Where does “tó dilchxoshí” come from?

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

tó dilchxoshí (Navajo): soda pop

Definitions

  1. soda pop

Ancestry of “tó dilchxoshí”, step by step

tó dilchxoshí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tó

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

via Navajo dilchxosh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodilchxoshit pops, makes bubbles, it is effervescent
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →