Where does “maxtlatl” come from?

maxtlatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tlatl — A strip of cloth.

maxtlatl (Classical Nahuatl): loincloth; breechclout

Definitions

  1. loincloth; breechclout

Ancestry of “maxtlatl”, step by step

maxtlatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tlatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatltlatlA strip of cloth

via Classical Nahuatl māxatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmāxatlcrotch

Words derived from “maxtlatl”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl tlatl →