Where does “āmacuahuitl” come from?
āmacuahuitl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl amatl, from Proto-Nahuan aamatl — a kind of fig tree; paper.
Ancestry of “āmacuahuitl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | amatl | paper; document; letter; book |
| 2 | Proto-Nahuan | aamatl | a kind of fig tree; paper |
Words derived from “āmacuahuitl”