Where does “tejocote” come from?

tejocote (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl texocotl, from Classical Nahuatl tetl, from Proto-Nahuan tetl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïn — rock, stone.

tejocote (Spanish): Crataegus mexicana, a species of fruit-bearing...

Definitions

  1. Crataegus mexicana, a species of fruit-bearing...

Ancestry of “tejocote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltexocotlwild apple
2Classical Nahuatltetlrock, stone; egg
3Proto-Nahuantetlstone, rock
4Proto-Uto-Aztecantïnrock, stone
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïn →Every word from Proto-Nahuan tetl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tetl →