Where does “teōcuitlatl” come from?

teōcuitlatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl, from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC.

teōcuitlatl (Classical Nahuatl): gold, silver; silver, gold

Definitions

  1. gold, silver; silver, gold

Ancestry of “teōcuitlatl”, step by step

teōcuitlatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlcuitlatlExcrement; feces
2Proto-Nahuankʷitlatlexcrement
3Proto-Uto-AztecankwitaC—

via Classical Nahuatl teōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlteōtlGod; deity, god; god

Words derived from “teōcuitlatl”

Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC →Every word from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl →