Where does “tlacaozomahtli” come from?

tlacaozomahtli (Central Nahuatl) comes from Central Nahuatl tlacatl, from Classical Nahuatl tlācatl — human; person, human; a person; slave.

tlacaozomahtli (Central Nahuatl): gorilla

Definitions

  1. gorilla

Ancestry of “tlacaozomahtli”, step by step

tlacaozomahtli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Nahuatl tlacatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatltlacatlhuman
2Classical Nahuatltlācatlhuman; person, human; a person; slave

via Classical Nahuatl ozomahtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlozomahtlimonkey; the eleventh day sign of the Aztec...
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