Where does “āmiquiliztli” come from?

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

āmiquiliztli (Classical Nahuatl): thirst

Definitions

  1. thirst

Ancestry of “āmiquiliztli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāmiquito thirst, be thirsty
2Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
3Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
4Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater

Words derived from “āmiquiliztli”

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