Where does “amaxayacatl” come from?
amaxayacatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl āmatl — document; fig tree; paper.
amaxayacatl (Classical Nahuatl): paper mask
Ancestry of “amaxayacatl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | āmatl | document; fig tree; paper |