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Where does “tlacuahuac tecpatl” come from?

tlacuahuac tecpatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tecpatl, from Classical Nahuatl tētl, from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl.

tlacuahuac tecpatl (Classical Nahuatl): diamond

Definitions

  1. diamond

Ancestry of “tlacuahuac tecpatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltecpatlflint; a flint knife; a fint knife motif,...
2Classical Nahuatltētl—
3Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—
Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl →