Where does “metlatl” come from?

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

metlatl (Classical Nahuatl): A slab-like grinding stone or mortar

Definitions

  1. A slab-like grinding stone or mortar

Ancestry of “metlatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuanmetlatlmetate
2Proto-Uto-AztecanmataRmetate

Words derived from “metlatl”

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