Where does “ameyalatl” come from?

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

ameyalatl (Classical Nahuatl): springwater

Definitions

  1. springwater

Ancestry of “ameyalatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāmēyallispring
2Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
3Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
4Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →