Where does “maxtlatl” come from?

maxtlatl (Central Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl maxtlatl, from Classical Nahuatl tlatl — A strip of cloth.

maxtlatl (Central Nahuatl): loincloth

Definitions

  1. loincloth

Ancestry of “maxtlatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmaxtlatlloincloth; breechclout
2Classical NahuatltlatlA strip of cloth
Every word from Classical Nahuatl tlatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl maxtlatl →