Where does “cuacuauhmazatl” come from?

cuacuauhmazatl (Central Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl mazātl — horse; white-tailed deer; deer, wild animal.

cuacuauhmazatl (Central Nahuatl): elk, moose

Definitions

  1. elk, moose

Ancestry of “cuacuauhmazatl”, step by step

cuacuauhmazatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl mazātl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmazātlhorse; white-tailed deer; deer, wild animal

via Central Nahuatl cuacuahueh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatlcuacuahuehcow
Every word from Classical Nahuatl mazātl