Where does “Tollantzinco” come from?

Tollantzinco (Central Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl Tōllān, from Classical Nahuatl -tlān — place; place suffix; place of.

Ancestry of “Tollantzinco”, step by step

Tollantzinco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl Tōllān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlTōllānplace of bulrushes
2Classical Nahuatl-tlānplace; place suffix; place of

via Central Nahuatl tzinco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatltzinco—
Every word from Classical Nahuatl -tlān →Every word from Classical Nahuatl Tōllān →