Where does “aoctli” come from?

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

aoctli (Classical Nahuatl): hydromel, mead; a liquor made from honey and...

Definitions

  1. hydromel, mead; a liquor made from honey and...

Ancestry of “aoctli”, step by step

aoctli 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 octli

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