Where does “tule” come from?

tule (English) comes from Spanish tule, from Classical Nahuatl tōllin — bulrush, sedge.

tule (English): Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of...

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of...

Ancestry of “tule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtuletule freshwater sedge
2Classical Nahuatltōllinbulrush, sedge
Every word from Classical Nahuatl tōllin →Every word from Spanish tule →