Where does “Tónteel Chʼínílį́” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Tónteel Chʼínílį́”, step by step

Tónteel Chʼínílį́ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tónteel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotónteelocean, sea, large lake
2Navajotówater, liquid, fluid
3Proto-Athabaskantuˑwater; juice of a fruit

via Navajo chʼínílį́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼínílį́it flows out horizontally
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tuˑ →Every word from Navajo tó →Every word from Navajo tónteel →