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Where does “tózis” come from?

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

tózis (Navajo): bottle, glass jar; glass tumbler

Definitions

  1. bottle, glass jar; glass tumbler

Ancestry of “tózis”, step by step

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