Where does “aksolotli” come from?

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

aksolotli (Finnish): axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum

Definitions

  1. axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum

Ancestry of “aksolotli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāxōlōtlan edible larval salamander
2Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
3Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
4Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →