Where does “ocelopetlatl” come from?

ocelopetlatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl petlatl, from Proto-Nahuan *pətla- — mat.

ocelopetlatl (Classical Nahuatl): Jaguar-skin mat

Definitions

  1. Jaguar-skin mat

Ancestry of “ocelopetlatl”, step by step

ocelopetlatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl petlatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlpetlatlMat
2Proto-Nahuan*pətla-mat

via Classical Nahuatl ōcēlōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlōcēlōtljaguar
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *pətla- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl petlatl →