Where does “xaltozan” come from?

xaltozan (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl xālli — sand.

xaltozan (Classical Nahuatl): a kind of gopher

Definitions

  1. a kind of gopher

Ancestry of “xaltozan”, step by step

xaltozan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl xālli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlxāllisand

via Classical Nahuatl tōzan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltōzangopher, mole
Every word from Classical Nahuatl xālli