Where does “ameyalli” come from?

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

ameyalli (Central Nahuatl): water spring

Definitions

  1. water spring

Ancestry of “ameyalli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāmēyallispring
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 →