Where does “āyoh” come from?

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

āyoh (Classical Nahuatl): something containing water; something watery or juicy

Definitions

  1. something containing water; something watery or juicy

Ancestry of “āyoh”, step by step

āyoh 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 yoh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlyoh—
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →
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