Where does “metlatl” come from?

metlatl (Morelos Nahuatl) comes from Proto-Nahuan metlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan mataR — metate.

metlatl (Morelos Nahuatl): metate

Definitions

  1. metate

Ancestry of “metlatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuanmetlatlmetate
2Proto-Uto-AztecanmataRmetate
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan mataR →Every word from Proto-Nahuan metlatl →
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