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Where does “tlālteyoh” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tlālteyoh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlāltetlclod, lump of earth; clump of earth
2Classical Nahuatltētl—
3Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—

Words derived from “tlālteyoh”

  • tlahtlalteyoh
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