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

Definitions

  1. gold dust

Ancestry of “teocuitlatlalli”, step by step

teocuitlatlalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl teōcuitlatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlteōcuitlatlgold, silver; silver, gold
2Classical NahuatlcuitlatlExcrement; feces
3Proto-Nahuankʷitlatlexcrement
4Proto-Uto-AztecankwitaC—

via Classical Nahuatl tlālli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlāllisand; land, earth; earth, soil
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC →Every word from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl →