Where does “ilhuicaātl” come from?

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

ilhuicaātl (Classical Nahuatl): ocean; sea, ocean

Definitions

  1. ocean; sea, ocean

Ancestry of “ilhuicaātl”, step by step

ilhuicaātl 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 ilhuicatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlilhuicatlSky

Words derived from “ilhuicaātl”

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