Where does “cempohualli ommahtlactli omeyi” come from?

cempohualli ommahtlactli omeyi (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl mahtlāctli, from Classical Nahuatl mah-, from Classical Nahuatl māitl, from Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)-.

cempohualli ommahtlactli omeyi (Classical Nahuatl): thirty-three

Definitions

thirty-three

Ancestry of “cempohualli ommahtlactli omeyi”, step by step

cempohualli ommahtlactli omeyi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl mahtlāctli

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Nahuatl	mahtlāctli	ten
2	Classical Nahuatl	mah-	hand
3	Classical Nahuatl	māitl	hand, arm; arm, hand
4	Proto-Nahuan	*maa(y)(V)-	—

via Classical Nahuatl cempōhualli

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Nahuatl	cempōhualli	twenty
2	Classical Nahuatl	pōhualli	twenty; count; a count
3	Classical Nahuatl	-lli	Forms a passive participle from any verb

via Classical Nahuatl ēyi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Nahuatl	ēyi	three

Every word from Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl māitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl mah- →