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Where does “chiucnauhmictlan” come from?

chiucnauhmictlan (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl mictlān, from Classical Nahuatl miqui, from Proto-Nahuan *mɨki.

chiucnauhmictlan (Classical Nahuatl): the final, deepest level of the underworld

Definitions

  1. the final, deepest level of the underworld

Ancestry of “chiucnauhmictlan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmictlānunderworld, hell; the realm of the dead
2Classical NahuatlmiquiTo die
3Proto-Nahuan*mɨki—
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