Where does “Nahuatl” come from?
Nahuatl comes from Spanish náhuatl, which was borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nahuatl, a language of Mesoamerica.
Nahuatl (English): A member of this group
Ancestry of “Nahuatl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | náhuatl | Nahuatl |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | nāhuatl | clear sound; the clear or understandable... |