Where does “miccazayolin” come from?

miccazayolin (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl micqui, from Classical Nahuatl miqui, from Proto-Nahuan *mɨki.

miccazayolin (Classical Nahuatl): a large bloodsucking fly known to transmit...

Definitions

  1. a large bloodsucking fly known to transmit...

Ancestry of “miccazayolin”, step by step

miccazayolin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl micqui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlmicquiOne that has died; a dead person or animal
2Classical NahuatlmiquiTo die
3Proto-Nahuan*mɨki—

via Classical Nahuatl zāyōlin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlzāyōlina fly
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *mɨki →Every word from Classical Nahuatl miqui →Every word from Classical Nahuatl micqui →