Where does “polquihmetl” come from?

polquihmetl (Northern Puebla Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl metl — agave, maguey, century plant.

polquihmetl (Northern Puebla Nahuatl): maguey from which pulque is made

Definitions

  1. maguey from which pulque is made

Ancestry of “polquihmetl”, step by step

polquihmetl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl metl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmetlagave, maguey, century plant

via Northern Puebla Nahuatl pulque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Puebla Nahuatlpulque
Every word from Classical Nahuatl metl