Where does “a̱ʼ” come from?

a̱ʼ (Mecayapan Nahuatl) comes from Proto-Nahuan *aa-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa — water.

a̱ʼ (Mecayapan Nahuatl): who

Definitions

  1. who

Ancestry of “a̱ʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
2Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →