Where does “tózhool” come from?

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

tózhool (Navajo): spray, mist

Definitions

  1. spray, mist

Ancestry of “tózhool”, step by step

tózhool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tó

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

via Navajo bizhool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobizhoolcrumbs, fragments
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →