Where does “tlalxayotl” come from?

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

tlalxayotl (Classical Nahuatl): silt, sludge

Definitions

  1. silt, sludge

Ancestry of “tlalxayotl”, step by step

tlalxayotl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tlālli

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

via Classical Nahuatl xāyōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlxāyōtlfeces; discharge
Every word from Classical Nahuatl tlālli