Where does “ātl tepētl” come from?

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

ātl tepētl (Classical Nahuatl): Altepetl; town; city; pueblo

Definitions

  1. Altepetl; town; city; pueblo

Ancestry of “ātl tepētl”, step by step

ātl tepētl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl ātl

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

via Classical Nahuatl tepētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltepētlhill; mountain, hill

Words derived from “ātl tepētl”

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