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Where does “tlaxcaltexcalli” come from?

tlaxcaltexcalli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl texcalli, from Classical Nahuatl tētl, from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl.

tlaxcaltexcalli (Classical Nahuatl): An oven, especially one for baking bread

Definitions

  1. An oven, especially one for baking bread

Ancestry of “tlaxcaltexcalli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatltexcalliAn oven, especially one for baking bread
2Classical Nahuatltētl—
3Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—
Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl →