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

mahtlacpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl mahtlāctli

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

via Classical Nahuatl pā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlpāto dye
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl māitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl mah- →