Where does “Otomi” come from?

Otomi (English) comes from Spanish otomí, from Classical Nahuatl otomih, from Classical Nahuatl otomitl — An Otomi; A member of an elite class of soldiers.

Otomi (English): A person belonging to the indigenous Otomi ethnic...

Definitions

  1. A person belonging to the indigenous Otomi ethnic...

Ancestry of “Otomi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishotomíA member of the Otomi people; the Otomi language;...
2Classical Nahuatlotomihplural of otomitl
3Classical NahuatlotomitlAn Otomi; A member of an elite class of soldiers

Words derived from “Otomi”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl otomitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl otomih →Every word from Spanish otomí →