Where does “nacatlaolli” come from?

nacatlaolli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl nacatl — Meat; flesh.

nacatlaolli (Classical Nahuatl): A dish of cooked meat and grains of maize

Definitions

  1. A dish of cooked meat and grains of maize

Ancestry of “nacatlaolli”, step by step

nacatlaolli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl nacatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlnacatlMeat; flesh

via Classical Nahuatl tlaōlli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlaōllimaize in general; maize; grains of maize
Every word from Classical Nahuatl nacatl