Where does “axolotl” come from?

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

axolotl (English): A critically endangered salamander found in the...

Definitions

  1. A critically endangered salamander found in the...

Ancestry of “axolotl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāxōlōtlan edible larval salamander
2Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
3Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
4Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater

Words derived from “axolotl”

Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →