Where does “cempohualli ommahtlactli omome” come from?

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

cempohualli ommahtlactli omome (Classical Nahuatl): thirty-two

Definitions

thirty-two

Ancestry of “cempohualli ommahtlactli omome”, step by step

cempohualli ommahtlactli omome 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 ōme

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Nahuatl	ōme	two; ōme

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