Where does “mahtlactli once” come from?

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

mahtlactli once (Classical Nahuatl): eleven

Definitions

  1. eleven

Ancestry of “mahtlactli once”, step by step

mahtlactli once 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 cē

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