Where does “Apaneca” come from?

Apaneca (English) comes from Spanish Apaneca, from Pipil apan, from Pipil at, from Proto-Nahuan aatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa — water.

Ancestry of “Apaneca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishApaneca—
2Pipilapanriver
3Pipilatwater
4Proto-Nahuanaatlwater
5Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan aatl →Every word from Pipil at →