Where does “cuitlacomitl” come from?

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

cuitlacomitl (Classical Nahuatl): chamber pot, urinal

Definitions

  1. chamber pot, urinal

Ancestry of “cuitlacomitl”, step by step

cuitlacomitl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlcuitlatlExcrement; feces
2Proto-Nahuankʷitlatlexcrement
3Proto-Uto-AztecankwitaC—

via Classical Nahuatl cōmitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcōmitlpot
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC →Every word from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl →