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Where does “tlalcacahuatl” come from?

tlalcacahuatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

tlalcacahuatl (Classical Nahuatl): peanut

Definitions

  1. peanut

Ancestry of “tlalcacahuatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
2Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →