Where does “mahtlāctli” come from?

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

mahtlāctli (Classical Nahuatl): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “mahtlāctli”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mahtlāctli”

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