Where does “tólchiin” come from?

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

tólchiin (Navajo): mint

Definitions

  1. mint

Ancestry of “tólchiin”, step by step

tólchiin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tó

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

via Navajo niłchin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoniłchinsecond-person singular imperfective of yiłchin
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →