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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

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

Words derived from “āhuēhuētl”

  • ahuehuete
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