Where does “metate” come from?
metate (Spanish) comes from Proto-Nahuan metlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan mataR — metate.
metate (Spanish): metate
Ancestry of “metate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Nahuan | metlatl | metate |
| 2 | Proto-Uto-Aztecan | mataR | metate |
Words derived from “metate”