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.

Naashgalí (Navajo): Mescalero Apache

Definitions

Mescalero Apache

Ancestry of “Naashgalí”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	mescalero	Mescalero (person)
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

Every word from Classical Nahuatl ixca →Every word from Classical Nahuatl mexcalli →Every word from Spanish mezcal →