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Where does “mācuīlli” come from?

mācuīlli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cuīlli.

mācuīlli (Classical Nahuatl): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “mācuīlli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcuīlli—

Words derived from “mācuīlli”

  • macuilpa
  • macuilpohualli
  • macuiltiyanquiztli
  • ic macuilli
Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuīlli →