Where does “texcalli” come from?

texcalli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tētl, from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl.

texcalli (Classical Nahuatl): An oven, especially one for baking bread

Definitions

  1. An oven, especially one for baking bread

Ancestry of “texcalli”, step by step

texcalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltētlrock, stone
2Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—

via Classical Nahuatl ixca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlixcato bake something; to fire pottery

Words derived from “texcalli”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tētl →