Where does “mahtlācpōhualli” come from?

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

mahtlācpōhualli (Classical Nahuatl): two hundred

Definitions

two hundred

Ancestry of “mahtlācpōhualli”, step by step

mahtlācpōhualli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl mahtlāctli

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Nahuatl	mahtlāctli	ten
2	Classical Nahuatl	mah-	hand
3	Classical Nahuatl	māitl	hand, arm; arm, hand
4	Proto-Nahuan	*maa(y)(V)-	—

via Classical Nahuatl pōhualli

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Nahuatl	pōhualli	twenty; count; a count
2	Classical Nahuatl	-lli	Forms a passive participle from any verb

Words derived from “mahtlācpōhualli”

mahtlacpohualpa
ontzontli ipan mahtlacpohualli

Every word from Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl māitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl mah- →