Where does “Guatemala” come from?
Guatemala (Finnish) comes from Spanish Guatemala, from Classical Nahuatl Cuauhtēmallān, from Classical Nahuatl -tlān — place; place suffix; place of.
Ancestry of “Guatemala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Guatemala | Guatemala |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | Cuauhtēmallān | Iximché |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | -tlān | place; place suffix; place of |
Words derived from “Guatemala”