Where does “zacate” come from?

zacate (Philippine Spanish) comes from Mexican Spanish zacate, from Classical Nahuatl zacatl, from Uto-Aztecan saka-t.

Ancestry of “zacate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mexican Spanishzacate—
2Classical NahuatlzacatlDry weeds or grass, especially when used as...
3Uto-Aztecansaka-t—

Words derived from “zacate”

Every word from Uto-Aztecan saka-t →Every word from Classical Nahuatl zacatl →Every word from Mexican Spanish zacate →