Etymograph

English

Tonalea

Tonalea comes from Navajo tó ‘water’, and goes back to ath-pro *tuˑ.

  1. ath-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*tuˑ‘water’reconstructed
  2. Navajomoderntó‘water’
  3. Navajo, derivedmodernTó Nehelį́į́h
  4. EnglishtodayTonalea

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. ath-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*tuˑ‘water’reconstructed
  2. Navajomoderntó‘water’
  3. Navajo, derivedmodernTó Nehelį́į́h
  4. EnglishtodayTonalea

Today it means

name A census-designated place in Coconino County, Arizona, United States.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ath-pro *tuˑ / Tonalea