Where does “totomatlatl” come from?

totomatlatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl mātlatl, from Classical Nahuatl māitl, from Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)-.

totomatlatl (Classical Nahuatl): a hunting net used to catch birds

Definitions

  1. a hunting net used to catch birds

Ancestry of “totomatlatl”, step by step

totomatlatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl mātlatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmātlatla net; net
2Classical Nahuatlmāitlhand, arm; arm, hand
3Proto-Nahuan*maa(y)(V)-—

via Classical Nahuatl tōtōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltōtōtlbird; it is a bird
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl māitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl mātlatl →