Where does “ixachintin cuauhneuczayoltin” come from?

ixachintin cuauhneuczayoltin (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl ixachintin, from Classical Nahuatl ixachi — much, many.

ixachintin cuauhneuczayoltin (Classical Nahuatl): a swarm of arboreal honey bees

Definitions

  1. a swarm of arboreal honey bees

Ancestry of “ixachintin cuauhneuczayoltin”, step by step

ixachintin cuauhneuczayoltin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl ixachintin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlixachintinplural of ixachi
2Classical Nahuatlixachimuch, many

via Classical Nahuatl cuauhneuczāyōltin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcuauhneuczāyōltinhoney bees
Every word from Classical Nahuatl ixachi →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ixachintin →
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