Where does “amixtli” come from?

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

amixtli (Central Nahuatl): fog, mist

Definitions

  1. fog, mist

Ancestry of “amixtli”, step by step

amixtli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Nahuatl atl

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

via Central Nahuatl mixtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatlmixtlicloud
2Classical Nahuatlmixtlicloud
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →
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