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Where does “āmēyalli” come from?

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

āmēyalli (Classical Nahuatl): spring

Definitions

  1. spring

Ancestry of “āmēyalli”, step by step

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

Words derived from “āmēyalli”

  • ameyaltontli
  • ameyalatl
  • ameyallah
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