Where does “totolayotl” come from?

totolayotl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tōtolin — turkey; turkey hen, hen; chicken.

totolayotl (Classical Nahuatl): A stew made with chicken or turkey meat

Definitions

  1. A stew made with chicken or turkey meat

Ancestry of “totolayotl”, step by step

totolayotl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tōtolin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltōtolinturkey; turkey hen, hen; chicken

via Classical Nahuatl āyōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāyōtltortoise; turtle, tortoise; stew
Every word from Classical Nahuatl tōtolin