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Where does “ilhuicaatl” come from?

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

ilhuicaatl (Classical Nahuatl): ocean; sea, ocean

Definitions

  1. ocean; sea, ocean

Ancestry of “ilhuicaatl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ilhuicaatl”

  • ilhuicaaxalli
  • ilhuicaamaitl
  • ilhuicaatentli
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