Where does “hueyi ehecatl” come from?

hueyi ehecatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl ehēcatl, from Classical Nahuatl ehcatl — wind.

hueyi ehecatl (Classical Nahuatl): whirlwind

Definitions

  1. whirlwind

Ancestry of “hueyi ehecatl”, step by step

hueyi ehecatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl ehēcatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlehēcatlwind
2Classical Nahuatlehcatlwind

via Classical Nahuatl huēyi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlhuēyiit is something large; great; something big;...
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