Where does “pinolatl” come from?

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

pinolatl (Classical Nahuatl): a beverage made from toasted chia and maize flour

Definitions

  1. a beverage made from toasted chia and maize flour

Ancestry of “pinolatl”, step by step

pinolatl 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 pinolli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlpinolliunsifted maize or chia flour
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →