Where does “cuitlapilli” come from?

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

cuitlapilli (Classical Nahuatl): tail, rear

Definitions

  1. tail, rear

Ancestry of “cuitlapilli”, step by step

cuitlapilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl

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

via Classical Nahuatl pīlli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlpīllison

Words derived from “cuitlapilli”

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