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Where does “tlahtohcatopilli” come from?

tlahtohcatopilli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tlahtoāni, from Classical Nahuatl tla- — Object prefix for verbs; it indicates that the...

tlahtohcatopilli (Classical Nahuatl): a scepter carried by the tlatoani or another...

Definitions

  1. a scepter carried by the tlatoani or another...

Ancestry of “tlahtohcatopilli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlahtoānitlatoani; sovereign; king, speaker; a sovereign;...
2Classical Nahuatltla-Object prefix for verbs; it indicates that the...
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