Where does “texocotl” come from?

texocotl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tetl, from Proto-Nahuan tetl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïn — rock, stone.

texocotl (Classical Nahuatl): wild apple

Definitions

  1. wild apple

Ancestry of “texocotl”, step by step

texocotl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tetl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltetlrock, stone; egg
2Proto-Nahuantetlstone, rock
3Proto-Uto-Aztecantïnrock, stone

via Classical Nahuatl xocotl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlxocotlA fruit

Words derived from “texocotl”

Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïn →Every word from Proto-Nahuan tetl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tetl →