Where does “totolcuitlatl” come from?

totolcuitlatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl, from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC.

totolcuitlatl (Classical Nahuatl): chicken excrement, chicken manure

Definitions

  1. chicken excrement, chicken manure

Ancestry of “totolcuitlatl”, step by step

totolcuitlatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlcuitlatlExcrement; feces
2Proto-Nahuankʷitlatlexcrement
3Proto-Uto-AztecankwitaC—

via Classical Nahuatl tōtolin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltōtolinturkey; turkey hen, hen; chicken
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC →Every word from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl →