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Where does “xicohcuitlaocotl” come from?

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

xicohcuitlaocotl (Classical Nahuatl): candle

Definitions

  1. candle

Ancestry of “xicohcuitlaocotl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlxīcohcuitlatlbeeswax
2Classical NahuatlcuitlatlExcrement; feces
3Proto-Nahuankʷitlatlexcrement
4Proto-Uto-AztecankwitaC—
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