Where does “ezxocotl” come from?

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

ezxocotl (Central Nahuatl): Pomegranate

Definitions

  1. Pomegranate

Ancestry of “ezxocotl”, step by step

ezxocotl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Nahuatl eztli

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

via Central Nahuatl xocotl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatlxocotlapple
2Classical NahuatlxocotlA fruit

Words derived from “ezxocotl”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan *əs- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl eztli →Every word from Central Nahuatl eztli →