Where does “tlalcoyote” come from?

tlalcoyote (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl tlālcoyōtl, from Classical Nahuatl coyōtl, from Nahuatl *koyoo-tl.

tlalcoyote (Spanish): American badger

Definitions

  1. American badger

Ancestry of “tlalcoyote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatltlālcoyōtlAmerican badger
2Classical Nahuatlcoyōtlcoyote
3Nahuatl*koyoo-tl—
Every word from Nahuatl *koyoo-tl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl coyōtl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tlālcoyōtl →