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Where does “mahtlacpa” come from?

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

mahtlacpa (Classical Nahuatl): ten times

Definitions

  1. ten times

Ancestry of “mahtlacpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmahtlāctliten
2Classical Nahuatlmah-hand
3Classical Nahuatlmāitlhand, arm; arm, hand
4Proto-Nahuan*maa(y)(V)-—
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