Where does “otoncamanalli” come from?

otoncamanalli (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl otomitl — An Otomi; A member of an elite class of soldiers.

otoncamanalli (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl): the Otomi language

Definitions

  1. the Otomi language

Ancestry of “otoncamanalli”, step by step

otoncamanalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl otomitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlotomitlAn Otomi; A member of an elite class of soldiers

via Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl camanalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Huasteca Nahuatlcamanalliword
Every word from Classical Nahuatl otomitl
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