Where does “al” come from?

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

al (Michoacán Nahuatl): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “al”, step by step

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