Where does “Huitzilopochco” come from?

Huitzilopochco (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl Huitzilopochtli, from Classical Nahuatl huītzilin — hummingbird.

Huitzilopochco (Classical Nahuatl): Huitzilopochco pre-Columbian state

Definitions

  1. Huitzilopochco pre-Columbian state

Ancestry of “Huitzilopochco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlHuitzilopochtlihe is the hummingbird's left side; the god Huitzilopochtli
2Classical Nahuatlhuītzilinhummingbird
Every word from Classical Nahuatl huītzilin →Every word from Classical Nahuatl Huitzilopochtli →