Where does “tepecoyoctli” come from?

tepecoyoctli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tepētl — hill; mountain, hill.

tepecoyoctli (Classical Nahuatl): cave

Definitions

  1. cave

Ancestry of “tepecoyoctli”, step by step

tepecoyoctli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tepētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltepētlhill; mountain, hill

via Classical Nahuatl coyoctli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcoyoctlihole, gap
Every word from Classical Nahuatl tepētl