Where does “Toltec” come from?

Toltec (English) comes from Spanish tolteca, from Nahuatl tōltēcah, from Classical Nahuatl tōltēcatl, from Classical Nahuatl Tōllān, from Classical Nahuatl -tlān — place; place suffix; place of.

Toltec (English): A member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries AD

Definitions

A member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries AD

Ancestry of “Toltec”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	tolteca	—
2	Nahuatl	tōltēcah	—
3	Classical Nahuatl	tōltēcatl	artisan; he is an artisan, craftworker
4	Classical Nahuatl	Tōllān	place of bulrushes
5	Classical Nahuatl	-tlān	place; place suffix; place of

Words derived from “Toltec”

Toltecan

Every word from Classical Nahuatl -tlān →Every word from Classical Nahuatl Tōllān →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tōltēcatl →