Where does “metat” come from?
metat (Highland Puebla Nahuatl) comes from Proto-Nahuan metlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan mataR — metate.
metat (Highland Puebla Nahuatl): metate
Ancestry of “metat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Nahuan | metlatl | metate |
| 2 | Proto-Uto-Aztecan | mataR | metate |