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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
2Proto-Nahuan*aa-—
3Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater
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