Where does “cuitlatlotli” come from?

cuitlatlotli (Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl, from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC.

Ancestry of “cuitlatlotli”, step by step

cuitlatlotli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlcuitlatlExcrement; feces
2Proto-Nahuankʷitlatlexcrement
3Proto-Uto-AztecankwitaC—

via Classical Nahuatl tlohtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatltlohtliHawk
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC →Every word from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl →