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Where does “teocuitlatl” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. gold, silver; silver, gold

Ancestry of “teocuitlatl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “teocuitlatl”

  • iztac teocuitlatl
  • teocuitlatlalli
  • teocuitlaxalli
  • coztic teocuitlatl
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