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

  1. two hundred

Ancestry of “mahtlācpōhualli”, step by step

mahtlācpōhualli 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 pōhualli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlpōhuallitwenty; count; a count
2Classical Nahuatl-lliForms a passive participle from any verb

Words derived from “mahtlācpōhualli”

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