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Where does “petate” come from?

petate (Spanish) comes from Proto-Nahuan petlatl — mat.

petate (Spanish): Fibers obtained from the leaves of palm trees...

Definitions

  1. Fibers obtained from the leaves of palm trees...

Ancestry of “petate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuanpetlatlmat

Words derived from “petate”

  • petatearse
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