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Where does “Tzapotecatl” come from?

Tzapotecatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tzapotl, from Proto-Nahuan ȼapotl — sapote.

Ancestry of “Tzapotecatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltzapotlsapote
2Proto-Nahuanȼapotlsapote
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