Where does “nocheztli” come from?
nocheztli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl eztli, from Proto-Nahuan *əs-.
nocheztli (Classical Nahuatl): cochineal
Ancestry of “nocheztli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | eztli | Blood |
| 2 | Proto-Nahuan | *əs- | — |