Where does “tōnalāmatl” come from?

tōnalāmatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tōnalli, from Classical Nahuatl -lli — Forms a passive participle from any verb.

tōnalāmatl (Classical Nahuatl): it is a pictorial calendrical manuscript used for divination, structured around the sacred tōnalpōhualli

Definitions

  1. it is a pictorial calendrical manuscript used for divination, structured around the sacred tōnalpōhualli

Ancestry of “tōnalāmatl”, step by step

tōnalāmatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tōnalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltōnalliday; heat of the sun, day; sun
2Classical Nahuatl-lliForms a passive participle from any verb

via Classical Nahuatl āmatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāmatldocument; fig tree; paper

Words derived from “tōnalāmatl”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl -lli →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tōnalli →