Where does “ameyallah” come from?

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

ameyallah (Classical Nahuatl): A place abounding with springs

Definitions

  1. A place abounding with springs

Ancestry of “ameyallah”, 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 →
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