Where does “cuāuhtēntetl” come from?

cuāuhtēntetl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tēntetl, from Classical Nahuatl tēntli, from Fula teen-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïni — mouth.

cuāuhtēntetl (Classical Nahuatl): A lip plug in the shape of an eagle

Definitions

  1. A lip plug in the shape of an eagle

Ancestry of “cuāuhtēntetl”, step by step

cuāuhtēntetl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tēntetl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatltēntetlA lip plug
2Classical Nahuatltēntlilip; edge, brim; lips, mouth
3Fulateen-related to gathering, collecting
4Proto-Uto-Aztecantïnimouth

via Classical Nahuatl cuāuhtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcuāuhtlieagle

Words derived from “cuāuhtēntetl”

Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïni →Every word from Fula teen- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tēntli →