Where does “tlateochihualatl” come from?

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

tlateochihualatl (Classical Nahuatl): holy water

Definitions

  1. holy water

Ancestry of “tlateochihualatl”, step by step

tlateochihualatl 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 tlateōchīhualli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlateōchīhuallisomething blessed, made holy; something holy,...
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →