Where does “Cuauhtlahtoatzin” come from?

Cuauhtlahtoatzin (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cuāuhtli — eagle.

Cuauhtlahtoatzin (Classical Nahuatl): roughly “he is who speaks like an eagle”

Definitions

  1. roughly “he is who speaks like an eagle”

Ancestry of “Cuauhtlahtoatzin”, step by step

Cuauhtlahtoatzin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cuāuhtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcuāuhtlieagle

via Classical Nahuatl ihtoā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlihtoāsay
Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuāuhtli