Where does “tezontle” come from?

tezontle (English) comes from Spanish tezontle, from Classical Nahuatl tetzontli, from Classical Nahuatl tetl, from Proto-Nahuan tetl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïn — rock, stone.

tezontle (English): A porous, extrusive, igneous, volcanic rock,...

Definitions

  1. A porous, extrusive, igneous, volcanic rock,...

Ancestry of “tezontle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtezontletezontle
2Classical Nahuatltetzontli—
3Classical Nahuatltetlrock, stone; egg
4Proto-Nahuantetlstone, rock
5Proto-Uto-Aztecantïnrock, stone
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïn →Every word from Proto-Nahuan tetl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tetl →