Where does “chīlātl” come from?

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

chīlātl (Classical Nahuatl): chili pepper water

Definitions

  1. chili pepper water

Ancestry of “chīlātl”, step by step

chīlātl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Nahuatl atl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatlatlwater
2Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
3Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
4Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater

via Central Nahuatl chilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatlchillichili pepper
2Classical Nahuatlchīllichili; chili pepper; pepper

Words derived from “chīlātl”

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