Where does “āhuēhuētl” come from?

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

āhuēhuētl (Classical Nahuatl): cypress tree

Definitions

  1. cypress tree

Ancestry of “āhuēhuētl”, step by step

āhuēhuētl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl ātl

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

via Classical Nahuatl huēhuētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlhuēhuētlupright drum; drum

Words derived from “āhuēhuētl”

Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →