Where does “mixteca” come from?

mixteca (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah — Mixtecs.

mixteca (Spanish): female equivalent of mixteco

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of mixteco

Ancestry of “mixteca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlmixtēcahMixtecs
Every word from Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah →
mixteca — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer