Where does “coyotl” come from?

coyotl (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl) comes from Proto-Nahuan koyootl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kʷa, from Middle Chinese 瓜.

coyotl (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl): foreigner

Definitions

  1. foreigner

Ancestry of “coyotl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuankoyootlcoyote
2Proto-Uto-Aztecankʷacoyote
3Middle Chinese瓜—
Every word from Middle Chinese 瓜 →Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kʷa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan koyootl →