Where does “malal” come from?

malal (Cahuilla) comes from Proto-Uto-Aztecan mataR — metate.

malal (Cahuilla): A flat stone on which things are ground

Definitions

  1. A flat stone on which things are ground

Ancestry of “malal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uto-AztecanmataRmetate
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan mataR