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Where does “tlālloh” come from?

tlālloh (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tlālli — sand; land, earth; earth, soil.

tlālloh (Classical Nahuatl): something earthen, covered in earth

Definitions

  1. something earthen, covered in earth

Ancestry of “tlālloh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlāllisand; land, earth; earth, soil

Words derived from “tlālloh”

  • Tlaloc
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