Where does “totochiquihuitl” come from?

totochiquihuitl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tōtōtl — bird; it is a bird.

totochiquihuitl (Classical Nahuatl): A bird's nest or nesting place

Definitions

  1. A bird's nest or nesting place

Ancestry of “totochiquihuitl”, step by step

totochiquihuitl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tōtōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltōtōtlbird; it is a bird

via Classical Nahuatl chiquihuitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlchiquihuitlbasket
Every word from Classical Nahuatl tōtōtl