Where does “teocuitlatlalli” come from?
teocuitlatlalli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl teōcuitlatl, from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl, from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC.
teocuitlatlalli (Classical Nahuatl): gold dust
Ancestry of “teocuitlatlalli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | teōcuitlatl | gold, silver; silver, gold |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | cuitlatl | Excrement; feces |
| 3 | Proto-Nahuan | kʷitlatl | excrement |
| 4 | Proto-Uto-Aztecan | kwitaC | — |