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Where does “mātlatl” come from?

mātlatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl māitl, from Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)-.

mātlatl (Classical Nahuatl): a net; net

Definitions

  1. a net; net

Ancestry of “mātlatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmāitlhand, arm; arm, hand
2Proto-Nahuan*maa(y)(V)-—

Words derived from “mātlatl”

  • matlazahuatl
  • michmatlatl
  • totomatlatl
  • matlatontli
  • matlatepiton
  • mātlazahuatl
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