Where does “tlāltetl” come from?

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

tlāltetl (Classical Nahuatl): clod, lump of earth; clump of earth

Definitions

  1. clod, lump of earth; clump of earth

Ancestry of “tlāltetl”, step by step

tlāltetl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltētlrock, stone
2Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—

via Classical Nahuatl tlālli

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

Words derived from “tlāltetl”

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