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Where does “tonalli” come from?

tonalli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl -lli — Forms a passive participle from any verb.

tonalli (Classical Nahuatl): day; heat of the sun, day; sun

Definitions

  1. day; heat of the sun, day; sun

Ancestry of “tonalli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatl-lliForms a passive participle from any verb

Words derived from “tonalli”

  • tonalmitl
  • tonalpohua
  • tonalpohualli
  • tonalco
  • tonallan
  • tonalchilli
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