Where does “瓦哈卡” come from?

瓦哈卡 (Chinese) comes from Spanish Oaxaca, from Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac, from Classical Nahuatl Huāxacatzin, from Nahuatl yacatl.

Ancestry of “瓦哈卡”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishOaxaca—
2Classical NahuatlHuāxyacac—
3Classical NahuatlHuāxacatzinname of a hill
4Nahuatlyacatl—
Every word from Nahuatl yacatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl Huāxacatzin →Every word from Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac →