Where does “Axayacatl” come from?

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

Axayacatl (Classical Nahuatl): Axayacatl, the sixth tlatoani of Mexico-Tenochtitlan and of the Aztec Triple Alliance

Definitions

  1. Axayacatl, the sixth tlatoani of Mexico-Tenochtitlan and of the Aztec Triple Alliance

Ancestry of “Axayacatl”, step by step

Axayacatl 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 xāyacatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlxāyacatlface; mask; face, mask
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →