Where does “canauhnacatl” come from?

canauhnacatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl nacatl — Meat; flesh.

canauhnacatl (Classical Nahuatl): duck meat

Definitions

  1. duck meat

Ancestry of “canauhnacatl”, step by step

canauhnacatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl nacatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlnacatlMeat; flesh

via Classical Nahuatl canauhtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcanauhtliduck
Every word from Classical Nahuatl nacatl