Where does “chichimichin” come from?

chichimichin (Central Nahuatl) comes from Central Nahuatl chichi — Dog.

chichimichin (Central Nahuatl): dolphin

Definitions

  1. dolphin

Ancestry of “chichimichin”, step by step

chichimichin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Nahuatl chichi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central NahuatlchichiDog

via Central Nahuatl michin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatlmichinfish
Every word from Central Nahuatl chichi