Where does “ichcaehuatl” come from?

ichcaehuatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl ichcatl, from Classical Nahuatl -catl.

ichcaehuatl (Classical Nahuatl): sheepskin

Definitions

  1. sheepskin

Ancestry of “ichcaehuatl”, step by step

ichcaehuatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl ichcatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlichcatlcotton; sheep
2Classical Nahuatl-catl—

via Classical Nahuatl ēhuatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlēhuatlskin, peel; skin, hide
Every word from Classical Nahuatl -catl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ichcatl →