Where does “Popocatzin” come from?

Popocatzin (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl popōca — to smoke.

Popocatzin (Classical Nahuatl): Popocatépetl, an active volcano in Mexico

Definitions

  1. Popocatépetl, an active volcano in Mexico

Ancestry of “Popocatzin”, step by step

Popocatzin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl popōca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlpopōcato smoke

via Classical Nahuatl tzin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltzin—
Every word from Classical Nahuatl popōca →