Where does “aohtli” come from?

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

aohtli (Classical Nahuatl): Aqueduct

Definitions

  1. Aqueduct

Ancestry of “aohtli”, step by step

aohtli 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 ohtli

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