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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Oaxaca | — |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | Huāxyacac | — |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | Huāxacatzin | name of a hill |
| 4 | Nahuatl | yacatl | — |