Where does “melon milpan” come from?

melon milpan (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl mīlpan, from Classical Nahuatl mīlli — sown field; agricultural land; cultivated land.

melon milpan (Classical Nahuatl): a field or plot of land sown with melon plants

Definitions

  1. a field or plot of land sown with melon plants

Ancestry of “melon milpan”, step by step

melon milpan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl mīlpan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmīlpansown field; agricultural land, the country
2Classical Nahuatlmīllisown field; agricultural land; cultivated land

via Classical Nahuatl melon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmelonmelon
Every word from Classical Nahuatl mīlli →Every word from Classical Nahuatl mīlpan →
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