Where does “Mictlanteuctli” come from?

Mictlanteuctli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl mictlān, from Classical Nahuatl miqui, from Proto-Nahuan *mɨki.

Mictlanteuctli (Classical Nahuatl): An Aztec god, one of the Lords of the Night

Definitions

  1. An Aztec god, one of the Lords of the Night

Ancestry of “Mictlanteuctli”, step by step

Mictlanteuctli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl mictlān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmictlānunderworld, hell; the realm of the dead
2Classical NahuatlmiquiTo die
3Proto-Nahuan*mɨki—

via Classical Nahuatl tēuctli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltēuctlinobleman; lord, nobleman
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *mɨki →Every word from Classical Nahuatl miqui →Every word from Classical Nahuatl mictlān →