Where does “eztli” come from?

eztli (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl) comes from Proto-Nahuan estli, from Classical Nahuatl eztli, from Proto-Nahuan *əs- — blood.

eztli (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “eztli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuanestliblood
2Classical NahuatleztliBlood
3Proto-Nahuan*əs-blood
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *əs- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl eztli →Every word from Proto-Nahuan estli →