Where does “āxōlōtl” come from?

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

āxōlōtl (Classical Nahuatl): an edible larval salamander

Definitions

  1. an edible larval salamander

Ancestry of “āxōlōtl”, step by step

āxōlōtl 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 xōlōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlxōlōtlpage, servant; slippery or wrinkled one, servant,...

Words derived from “āxōlōtl”

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