Where does “cuauhizhuatl” come from?

cuauhizhuatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl — a shrub; tree or other woody plant; wood.

cuauhizhuatl (Classical Nahuatl): tree leaf

Definitions

  1. tree leaf

Ancestry of “cuauhizhuatl”, step by step

cuauhizhuatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcuahuitla shrub; tree or other woody plant; wood

via Classical Nahuatl izhuatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlizhuatlLeaf
Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl