Where does “xāltetl” come from?

xāltetl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tētl, from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl.

xāltetl (Classical Nahuatl): gravel

Definitions

  1. gravel

Ancestry of “xāltetl”, step by step

xāltetl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltētlrock, stone
2Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—

via Classical Nahuatl xālli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlxāllisand

Words derived from “xāltetl”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tētl →