Where does “tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ náshdóí” come from?

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

tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ náshdóí (Navajo): Eurasian lynx

Definitions

  1. Eurasian lynx

Ancestry of “tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ náshdóí”, step by step

tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ náshdóí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tó

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

via Navajo wónaanídę́ę́ʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajowónaanídę́ę́ʼfrom the other side
2Navajo-dę́ę́ʼfrom, from along

via Navajo náshdóí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonáshdóíwildcat, lynx
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →
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