Where does “lalaxatl” come from?

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

lalaxatl (Western Huasteca Nahuatl): orange juice

Definitions

  1. orange juice

Ancestry of “lalaxatl”, step by step

lalaxatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Western Huasteca Nahuatl atl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Western Huasteca Nahuatlatlwater
2Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
3Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
4Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater

via Western Huasteca Nahuatl lalax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Western Huasteca NahuatllalaxOrange
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →