Where does “nixtamal” come from?

nixtamal (Mexican Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl nextamalli, from Classical Nahuatl nextli, from Classical Nahuatl quetza — to raise, lift; to raise, lift, stand.

Ancestry of “nixtamal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlnextamallihominy
2Classical NahuatlnextliAsh; ashes
3Classical Nahuatlquetzato raise, lift; to raise, lift, stand

Words derived from “nixtamal”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl quetza →Every word from Classical Nahuatl nextli →Every word from Classical Nahuatl nextamalli →