Where does “āhuitzōtl” come from?

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

āhuitzōtl (Classical Nahuatl): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “āhuitzōtl”, step by step

āhuitzōtl 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 huitzōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlhuitzōtlporcupine

Words derived from “āhuitzōtl”

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