Where does “āhuacamōlli” come from?

āhuacamōlli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Central Nahuatl ahuacatl, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl, from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa — avocado.

āhuacamōlli (Classical Nahuatl): Avocado sauce; guacamole

Definitions

  1. Avocado sauce; guacamole

Ancestry of “āhuacamōlli”, step by step

āhuacamōlli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Nahuatl ahuacatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatlahuacatlavocado
2Classical Nahuatlāhuacatlavocado; testicle; avocado; testicle, avocado
3Proto-Nahuanpa:waavocado

via Classical Nahuatl mōlli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmōllisauce; stew; something ground; sauce, something...

Words derived from “āhuacamōlli”

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