Where does “meskalo” come from?

meskalo (Esperanto) comes from Mexican Spanish mezcal, from Classical Nahuatl mexcalli, from Classical Nahuatl ixca — to bake something; to fire pottery.

meskalo (Esperanto): mescal Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from fermented agave juice

Definitions

  1. mescal Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from fermented agave juice

Ancestry of “meskalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mexican Spanishmezcal
2Classical NahuatlmexcalliCooked maguey leaves
3Classical Nahuatlixcato bake something; to fire pottery
Every word from Classical Nahuatl ixcaEvery word from Classical Nahuatl mexcalliEvery word from Mexican Spanish mezcal