Where does “zoltetl” come from?

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

zoltetl (Classical Nahuatl): Quail egg

Definitions

  1. Quail egg

Ancestry of “zoltetl”, step by step

zoltetl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltētlrock, stone
2Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—

via Classical Nahuatl zōlin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlzōlinquail
Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tētl →