Where does “Huitzilopochtli” come from?

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

Huitzilopochtli (Classical Nahuatl): he is the hummingbird's left side; the god Huitzilopochtli

Definitions

  1. he is the hummingbird's left side; the god Huitzilopochtli

Ancestry of “Huitzilopochtli”, step by step

Huitzilopochtli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl huītzilin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlhuītzilinhummingbird

via Classical Nahuatl ōpōchtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlōpōchtlileft, left-hand side; left side

Words derived from “Huitzilopochtli”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl huītzilin →