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Where does “tiza” come from?

tiza (Asturian) comes from Spanish tiza, from Classical Nahuatl tīzatl.

tiza (Asturian): chalk

Definitions

  1. chalk

Ancestry of “tiza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtizachalk; piece of chalk
2Classical Nahuatltīzatl—
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