Where does “cempohualli ommahtlactli once” come from?

cempohualli ommahtlactli once (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cempōhualli, from Classical Nahuatl pōhualli, from Classical Nahuatl -lli — Forms a passive participle from any verb.

cempohualli ommahtlactli once (Classical Nahuatl): thirty-one

Definitions

thirty-one

Ancestry of “cempohualli ommahtlactli once”, step by step

cempohualli ommahtlactli once traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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 om-mahtlāctli

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Nahuatl	om-mahtlāctli	—

Every word from Classical Nahuatl -lli →Every word from Classical Nahuatl pōhualli →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cempōhualli →