Where does “Apaneca” come from?

Apaneca (Spanish) comes from Pipil apan, from Pipil at, from Proto-Nahuan aatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa — water.

Ancestry of “Apaneca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pipilapanriver
2Pipilatwater
3Proto-Nahuanaatlwater
4Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater

Words derived from “Apaneca”

Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan aatl →Every word from Pipil at →