Where does “hueyi aehecatl” come from?

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

hueyi aehecatl (Classical Nahuatl): An oceanic wind that brings rainfall

Definitions

  1. An oceanic wind that brings rainfall

Ancestry of “hueyi aehecatl”, step by step

hueyi aehecatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl āehēcatl

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

via Classical Nahuatl huēyi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlhuēyiit is something large; great; something big;...
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →