Where does “cuauhcaxtil” come from?

cuauhcaxtil (Central Nahuatl) comes from Central Nahuatl cuauhtli, from Classical Nahuatl cuāuhtli — eagle.

cuauhcaxtil (Central Nahuatl): wood grouse

Definitions

  1. wood grouse

Ancestry of “cuauhcaxtil”, step by step

cuauhcaxtil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Nahuatl cuauhtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatlcuauhtlieagle
2Classical Nahuatlcuāuhtlieagle

via Central Nahuatl caxtil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatlcaxtila cock, rooster
Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuāuhtli →Every word from Central Nahuatl cuauhtli →