Where does “tódááʼ” come from?
tódááʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo tó, from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ — water; juice of a fruit.
tódááʼ (Navajo): water's edge
Definitions
- water's edge
Ancestry of “tódááʼ”, step by step
tódááʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo tó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | tó | water, liquid, fluid |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | tuˑ | water; juice of a fruit |
via Navajo adááʼ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | adááʼ | lip; mouth, beak; edge, rim, brink |