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Where does “ahuacatl” come from?

ahuacatl (Nahuatl) comes from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa — avocado.

Ancestry of “ahuacatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuanpa:waavocado
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