Where does “canauhtetl” come from?

canauhtetl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tētl, from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl.

canauhtetl (Classical Nahuatl): duck egg

Definitions

  1. duck egg

Ancestry of “canauhtetl”, step by step

canauhtetl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltētlrock, stone
2Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—

via Classical Nahuatl canauhtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcanauhtliduck
Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tētl →
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