Where does “zōyatanahtli” come from?

zōyatanahtli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl zōyātl — palm tree.

zōyatanahtli (Classical Nahuatl): palm-leaf basket

Definitions

  1. palm-leaf basket

Ancestry of “zōyatanahtli”, step by step

zōyatanahtli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl zōyātl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlzōyātlpalm tree

via Classical Nahuatl tānahtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltānahtlipalm-leaf basket

Words derived from “zōyatanahtli

Every word from Classical Nahuatl zōyātl