Where does “acsolotl” come from?

acsolotl (Welsh) comes from English axolotl, from Classical Nahuatl āxōlōtl, from Classical Nahuatl ātl, from Proto-Nahuan *aa-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa — water.

acsolotl (Welsh): axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

Definitions

  1. axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

Ancestry of “acsolotl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaxolotlA critically endangered salamander found in the...
2Classical Nahuatlāxōlōtlan edible larval salamander
3Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
4Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
5Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →