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Where does “cuitlacalli” come from?

cuitlacalli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl, from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC.

cuitlacalli (Classical Nahuatl): latrine, toilet

Definitions

  1. latrine, toilet

Ancestry of “cuitlacalli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlcuitlatlExcrement; feces
2Proto-Nahuankʷitlatlexcrement
3Proto-Uto-AztecankwitaC—
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC →