Where does “tepeehecatl” come from?

tepeehecatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl ehēcatl, from Classical Nahuatl ehcatl — wind.

tepeehecatl (Classical Nahuatl): A wind blowing from land toward the sea

Definitions

  1. A wind blowing from land toward the sea

Ancestry of “tepeehecatl”, step by step

tepeehecatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl ehēcatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlehēcatlwind
2Classical Nahuatlehcatlwind

via Classical Nahuatl tepētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltepētlhill; mountain, hill
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