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Where does “āmiqui” come from?

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

āmiqui (Classical Nahuatl): to thirst, be thirsty

Definitions

  1. to thirst, be thirsty

Ancestry of “āmiqui”, step by step

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

Words derived from “āmiqui”

  • amiquiliztli
  • āmiquiliztli
  • amiquiztli
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