Where does “mictihuetzi” come from?

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

mictihuetzi (Classical Nahuatl): To fall to one's death

Definitions

  1. To fall to one's death

Ancestry of “mictihuetzi”, step by step

mictihuetzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl miqui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlmiquiTo die
2Proto-Nahuan*mɨki—

via Classical Nahuatl huetzi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlhuetzito fall
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *mɨki →Every word from Classical Nahuatl miqui →