Where does “metlapīlli” come from?

metlapīlli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl metlatl, from Proto-Nahuan metlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan mataR — metate.

metlapīlli (Classical Nahuatl): hand-held grinding stone

Definitions

  1. hand-held grinding stone

Ancestry of “metlapīlli”, step by step

metlapīlli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl metlatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlmetlatlA slab-like grinding stone or mortar
2Proto-Nahuanmetlatlmetate
3Proto-Uto-AztecanmataRmetate

via Classical Nahuatl pīlli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlpīllison

Words derived from “metlapīlli”

Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan mataR →Every word from Proto-Nahuan metlatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl metlatl →