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Where does “xīcohcuitlatl” come from?

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

xīcohcuitlatl (Classical Nahuatl): beeswax

Definitions

  1. beeswax

Ancestry of “xīcohcuitlatl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “xīcohcuitlatl”

  • xicohcuitlaocotl
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