Where does “ahuizote” come from?

ahuizote (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl āhuitzōtl, from Classical Nahuatl ātl, from Proto-Nahuan *aa-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa — water.

ahuizote (Spanish): ahuitzotl, an Aztec mythological creature; an...

Definitions

  1. ahuitzotl, an Aztec mythological creature; an...

Ancestry of “ahuizote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāhuitzōtlotter
2Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
3Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
4Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →
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