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Where does “totoltecahcalli” come from?

totoltecahcalli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tōtoltetl, from Classical Nahuatl tētl, from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl.

totoltecahcalli (Classical Nahuatl): eggshell

Definitions

  1. eggshell

Ancestry of “totoltecahcalli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltōtoltetlchicken egg; egg
2Classical Nahuatltētl—
3Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—
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