Where does “ōntzontli” come from?

ōntzontli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tzontli — hair; head; crown, headdress.

ōntzontli (Classical Nahuatl): eight hundred

Definitions

  1. eight hundred

Ancestry of “ōntzontli”, step by step

ōntzontli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tzontli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltzontlihair; head; crown, headdress

via Classical Nahuatl ōme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlōmetwo; ōme

Words derived from “ōntzontli”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl tzontli →