Where does “ahuehuetl” come from?

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

ahuehuetl (Central Nahuatl): Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum)

Definitions

  1. Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum)

Ancestry of “ahuehuetl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāhuēhuētlcypress tree
2Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
3Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
4Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →