Where does “cuachihchil” come from?

cuachihchil (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cuāitl — head.

cuachihchil (Classical Nahuatl): house finch

Definitions

  1. house finch

Ancestry of “cuachihchil”, step by step

cuachihchil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cuāitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcuāitlhead

via Classical Nahuatl chihchīlihui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlchihchīlihuito redden
Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuāitl →