Where does “hueyi atentli” come from?

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

hueyi atentli (Classical Nahuatl): seashore

Definitions

  1. seashore

Ancestry of “hueyi atentli”, step by step

hueyi atentli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl ātēntli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlātēntlishore
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 →