Where does “hueyi atezcatl” come from?

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

hueyi atezcatl (Classical Nahuatl): lake, lagoon

Definitions

  1. lake, lagoon

Ancestry of “hueyi atezcatl”, step by step

hueyi atezcatl 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 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 →