Where does “ascacoyote” come from?

ascacoyote (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl āzcacoyōtl, from Classical Nahuatl coyōtl, from Nahuatl *koyoo-tl.

ascacoyote (Spanish): anteater

Definitions

  1. anteater

Ancestry of “ascacoyote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāzcacoyōtlanteater (Tamandua mexicana)
2Classical Nahuatlcoyōtlcoyote
3Nahuatl*koyoo-tl—
Every word from Nahuatl *koyoo-tl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl coyōtl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl āzcacoyōtl →