Where does “tlalchichi” come from?

tlalchichi (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tlālli — sand; land, earth; earth, soil.

tlalchichi (Classical Nahuatl): a short, plump landrace dog raised for its meat

Definitions

  1. a short, plump landrace dog raised for its meat

Ancestry of “tlalchichi”, step by step

tlalchichi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tlālli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlāllisand; land, earth; earth, soil

via Classical Nahuatl chichi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlchichidog; To suckle
Every word from Classical Nahuatl tlālli
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