Where does “apipiyalotl” come from?

apipiyalotl (Western Huasteca Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl apipiyollotl, from Classical Nahuatl ātl, from Proto-Nahuan *aa-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa — water.

apipiyalotl (Western Huasteca Nahuatl): dragonfly

Definitions

  1. dragonfly

Ancestry of “apipiyalotl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlapipiyollotldragonfly
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 →