Where does “yecatl” come from?

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

yecatl (Classical Nahuatl): fresh water

Definitions

  1. fresh water

Ancestry of “yecatl”, step by step

yecatl 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 yēctli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlyēctlisomething good
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →