Where does “atlacatl” come from?

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

atlacatl (Classical Nahuatl): a person made of water; Alternative spelling of...

Definitions

  1. a person made of water; Alternative spelling of...

Ancestry of “atlacatl”, step by step

atlacatl 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 tlācatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlācatlhuman; person, human; a person; slave
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →