Where does “tókǫʼí” come from?

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

tókǫʼí (Navajo): petroleum

Definitions

  1. petroleum

Ancestry of “tókǫʼí”, step by step

tókǫʼí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tó

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

via Navajo kǫʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajokǫʼfire
2Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →