Where does “mahtlactli omome” come from?

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

mahtlactli omome (Classical Nahuatl): twelve

Definitions

  1. twelve

Ancestry of “mahtlactli omome”, step by step

mahtlactli omome 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 ōme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlōmetwo; ōme
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)-Every word from Classical Nahuatl māitlEvery word from Classical Nahuatl mah-