Where does “metate” come from?

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

metate (Spanish): metate

Definitions

  1. metate

Ancestry of “metate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuanmetlatlmetate
2Proto-Uto-AztecanmataRmetate

Words derived from “metate

Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan mataREvery word from Proto-Nahuan metlatl