Where does “yehyecamalacatl” come from?

yehyecamalacatl (Northern Puebla Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl malacatl — spindle, bobbin, spiral.

yehyecamalacatl (Northern Puebla Nahuatl): whirlwind

Definitions

  1. whirlwind

Ancestry of “yehyecamalacatl”, step by step

yehyecamalacatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl malacatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmalacatlspindle, bobbin, spiral

via Northern Puebla Nahuatl yehyecatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Puebla Nahuatlyehyecatl
Every word from Classical Nahuatl malacatl