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

tlalcacahuatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
2Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—

via Classical Nahuatl tlālli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlāllisand; land, earth; earth, soil
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl →