Where does “ayauhcozamalotl” come from?

ayauhcozamalotl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl āyahuitl — haze, fog; mist.

ayauhcozamalotl (Classical Nahuatl): a rainbow produced on fog; a fogbow

Definitions

  1. a rainbow produced on fog; a fogbow

Ancestry of “ayauhcozamalotl”, step by step

ayauhcozamalotl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl āyahuitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāyahuitlhaze, fog; mist

via Classical Nahuatl cōzamālōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcōzamālōtlrainbow
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