Where does “piltzintli” come from?

piltzintli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tzin.

piltzintli (Classical Nahuatl): Diminutive of pilli; a child or youth

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of pilli; a child or youth

Ancestry of “piltzintli”, step by step

piltzintli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tzin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltzin—

via Classical Nahuatl pīlli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlpīllison
Every word from Classical Nahuatl tzin →