Where does “tliltetl” come from?

tliltetl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tētl, from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl.

tliltetl (Classical Nahuatl): a paragraph; a small written or printed stroke or...

Definitions

  1. a paragraph; a small written or printed stroke or...

Ancestry of “tliltetl”, step by step

tliltetl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltētlrock, stone
2Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—

via Classical Nahuatl tlīlli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlīlliink; black ink, soot
Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tētl →