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

chiucnauhmictlan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl mictlān

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

via Classical Nahuatl chiucnāhui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlchiucnāhuinine
2Classical Nahuatlnāhuifour
3Proto-Nahuan*naawɨfour
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *mɨki →Every word from Classical Nahuatl miqui →Every word from Classical Nahuatl mictlān →