Where does “mictlān” come from?

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

mictlān (Classical Nahuatl): underworld, hell; the realm of the dead

Definitions

  1. underworld, hell; the realm of the dead

Ancestry of “mictlān”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mictlān”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan *mɨki →Every word from Classical Nahuatl miqui →
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