Where does “lalaxatl” come from?

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

lalaxatl (Central Huasteca Nahuatl): orange juice

Definitions

  1. orange juice

Ancestry of “lalaxatl”, step by step

lalaxatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Huasteca Nahuatl atl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Huasteca Nahuatlatlwater
2Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
3Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
4Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater

via Central Huasteca Nahuatl lalax

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