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

āmacuahuitl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl amatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlamatlpaper; document; letter; book
2Proto-Nahuanaamatla kind of fig tree; paper

via Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcuahuitla shrub; tree or other woody plant; wood

Words derived from “āmacuahuitl”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan aamatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl amatl →