Where does “Naashgalí” come from?
Naashgalí (Navajo) comes from Spanish mescalero, from Spanish mezcal, from Classical Nahuatl mexcalli, from Classical Nahuatl ixca — to bake something; to fire pottery.
Ancestry of “Naashgalí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mescalero | Mescalero |
| 2 | Spanish | mezcal | mezcal; The variety of the agave plant from with... |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | mexcalli | Cooked maguey leaves |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | ixca | to bake something; to fire pottery |