Where does “cihuatlacamichin” come from?

cihuatlacamichin (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tlācamichin, from Classical Nahuatl michin, from Proto-Nahuan mičim — fish.

cihuatlacamichin (Classical Nahuatl): mermaid

Definitions

  1. mermaid

Ancestry of “cihuatlacamichin”, step by step

cihuatlacamichin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tlācamichin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlācamichinlarge fish
2Classical Nahuatlmichinfish
3Proto-Nahuanmičimfish

via Classical Nahuatl cihuātl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcihuātlwoman, wife; woman, female; a woman
Every word from Proto-Nahuan mičim →Every word from Classical Nahuatl michin →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tlācamichin →