Where does “cuatopilli” come from?

cuatopilli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cuā — To eat.

cuatopilli (Classical Nahuatl): wooden cane

Definitions

  1. wooden cane

Ancestry of “cuatopilli”, step by step

cuatopilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cuā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlcuāTo eat

via Classical Nahuatl tōpīlli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltōpīllistaff of office; rod, staff
Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuā