Where does “tó doo bináká nílíní” come from?

tó doo bináká nílíní (Navajo) comes from Navajo nílį́, from Navajo ní-, from Navajo ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

tó doo bináká nílíní (Navajo): plastic

Definitions

plastic

Ancestry of “tó doo bináká nílíní”, step by step

tó doo bináká nílíní traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo nílį́

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Navajo	nílį́	it flows along (in a line)
2	Navajo	ní-	forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs
3	Navajo	ł-	the
4	Proto-Athabaskan	*-ɬ	Forms instrumental nouns from verbs

via Navajo doo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Navajo	doo	Part of the negative correlative; With a...
2	Navajo	dooleeł	it will be; he/she/it will be, will become
3	Navajo	nilį́	he/she is

via Navajo tó

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Navajo	tó	water, liquid, fluid
2	Proto-Athabaskan	tuˑ	water; juice of a fruit

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ →Every word from Navajo ní- →Every word from Navajo ł- →