On a:l- as in a:ltepe:tl
Gordon Whittaker
gwhitta at gwdg.de
Fri Aug 21 07:35:51 UTC 2009
Hi everyone,
I noticed that the question of Nahuatl terms beginning with a:l- 'water'
has come up. This is probably a remnant of a juxtaposition of a:tl
(freestanding) with a second term, either a two-part nominal phrase such
as (in) a:tl (in) tepe:tl 'water and mountain', that is, 'community',
etc., or an original sequence of other nature (noun + verb-derived
locative), as in a number of toponyms.
Cf. personal names such as <Xihuiltemoc> (also <Xihuitltemoc>)and
<Ihuiltemoc> (also <Ihuitltemoc>).
Best,
Gordon
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