Where does “mazaehuatl” come from?

mazaehuatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl mazātl — horse; white-tailed deer; deer, wild animal.

mazaehuatl (Classical Nahuatl): an animal hide or skin; the hide or skin of a...

Definitions

  1. an animal hide or skin; the hide or skin of a...

Ancestry of “mazaehuatl”, step by step

mazaehuatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl mazātl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmazātlhorse; white-tailed deer; deer, wild animal

via Classical Nahuatl ēhuatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlēhuatlskin, peel; skin, hide
Every word from Classical Nahuatl mazātl