Where does “matate” come from?

matate (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl mātlatl, from Classical Nahuatl māitl, from Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)-.

matate (Spanish): bag-shaped net

Definitions

  1. bag-shaped net

Ancestry of “matate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmātlatla net; net
2Classical Nahuatlmāitlhand, arm; arm, hand
3Proto-Nahuan*maa(y)(V)-—
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl māitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl mātlatl →