Where does “Oaxaca” come from?

Oaxaca (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac, from Classical Nahuatl Huāxacatzin, from Nahuatl yacatl.

Ancestry of “Oaxaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlHuāxyacac—
2Classical NahuatlHuāxacatzinname of a hill
3Nahuatlyacatl—

Words derived from “Oaxaca”

Every word from Nahuatl yacatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl Huāxacatzin →Every word from Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac →