Where does “ezxococuahuitl” come from?

ezxococuahuitl (Central Nahuatl) comes from Central Nahuatl ezxocotl, from Central Nahuatl eztli, from Classical Nahuatl eztli, from Proto-Nahuan *əs- — blood.

ezxococuahuitl (Central Nahuatl): pomegranate tree

Definitions

  1. pomegranate tree

Ancestry of “ezxococuahuitl”, step by step

ezxococuahuitl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Nahuatl ezxocotl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central NahuatlezxocotlPomegranate
2Central Nahuatleztliblood
3Classical NahuatleztliBlood
4Proto-Nahuan*əs-blood

via Central Nahuatl cuahuitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatlcuahuitltree, wood
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *əs- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl eztli →Every word from Central Nahuatl eztli →
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