Where does “Tzapotecatl” come from?

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

Tzapotecatl (Classical Nahuatl): Zapotec

Definitions

  1. Zapotec

Ancestry of “Tzapotecatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltzapotlsapote
2Proto-Nahuanȼapotlsapote

Words derived from “Tzapotecatl”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan ȼapotl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tzapotl →
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