Where does “tleatl” come from?

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

tleatl (Classical Nahuatl): alcohol

Definitions

  1. alcohol

Ancestry of “tleatl”, step by step

tleatl 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 tletl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltletlfire; fever; uropygial gland
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →