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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

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

Words derived from “teōcuitlatl”

  • iztac teocuitlatl
  • teocuitlatlalli
  • teocuitlaxalli
  • coztic teocuitlatl
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