Where does “āltepētl” come from?

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

āltepētl (Classical Nahuatl): city-state; city, community; town, city

Definitions

  1. city-state; city, community; town, city

Ancestry of “āltepētl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlātl tepētlAltepetl; town; city; pueblo
2Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
3Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
4Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater

Words derived from “āltepētl

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