Where does “apachkoatl” come from?

apachkoatl (Central Huasteca Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl apachtli, from Classical Nahuatl ātl, from Proto-Nahuan *aa-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa — water.

apachkoatl (Central Huasteca Nahuatl): palm snake

Definitions

  1. palm snake

Ancestry of “apachkoatl”, step by step

apachkoatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl apachtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlapachtliAny aquatic plant or plantlike organism, such as...
2Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
3Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
4Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater

via Central Huasteca Nahuatl koatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Huasteca Nahuatlkoatlsnake
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →