Where does “nixquear” come from?

nixquear (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl nextli, from Classical Nahuatl quetza — to raise, lift; to raise, lift, stand.

nixquear (Spanish): to cook corn with ash to prepare tortillas

Definitions

  1. to cook corn with ash to prepare tortillas

Ancestry of “nixquear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlnextliAsh; ashes
2Classical Nahuatlquetzato raise, lift; to raise, lift, stand
Every word from Classical Nahuatl quetza →Every word from Classical Nahuatl nextli →