Where does “cempohualli oncaxtolli omome” come from?

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

cempohualli oncaxtolli omome (Classical Nahuatl): thirty-seven

Definitions

  1. thirty-seven

Ancestry of “cempohualli oncaxtolli omome”, step by step

cempohualli oncaxtolli omome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cempōhualli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcempōhuallitwenty
2Classical Nahuatlpōhuallitwenty; count; a count
3Classical Nahuatl-lliForms a passive participle from any verb

via Classical Nahuatl om-caxtōlli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlom-caxtōlli
Every word from Classical Nahuatl -lliEvery word from Classical Nahuatl pōhualliEvery word from Classical Nahuatl cempōhualli