Where does “cōztic teōcuitlatl” come from?

cōztic teōcuitlatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl teōcuitlatl, from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl, from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC.

cōztic teōcuitlatl (Classical Nahuatl): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “cōztic teōcuitlatl”, step by step

cōztic teōcuitlatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl teōcuitlatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlteōcuitlatlgold, silver; silver, gold
2Classical NahuatlcuitlatlExcrement; feces
3Proto-Nahuankʷitlatlexcrement
4Proto-Uto-AztecankwitaC—

via Classical Nahuatl cōztic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcōzticsomething yellow

Words derived from “cōztic teōcuitlatl”

Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC →Every word from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl →