Where does “atepoztli” come from?

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

atepoztli (Central Nahuatl): mercury

Definitions

  1. mercury

Ancestry of “atepoztli”, step by step

atepoztli 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 tepoztli

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