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Where does “miquiztlacualli” come from?

miquiztlacualli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl miquiztli, from Classical Nahuatl miquiliztli, from Classical Nahuatl miqui, from Proto-Nahuan *mɨki.

miquiztlacualli (Classical Nahuatl): Deadly food; something that causes death when...

Definitions

  1. Deadly food; something that causes death when...

Ancestry of “miquiztlacualli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmiquiztlithe action of dying or the state of being dead;...
2Classical Nahuatlmiquiliztlideath; mortality
3Classical NahuatlmiquiTo die
4Proto-Nahuan*mɨki—
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