Where does “tolteca” come from?

tolteca (Spanish) comes from Nahuatl tōltēcah, from Classical Nahuatl tōltēcatl, from Classical Nahuatl Tōllān, from Classical Nahuatl -tlān — place; place suffix; place of.

Ancestry of “tolteca”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Nahuatl	tōltēcah	—
2	Classical Nahuatl	tōltēcatl	artisan; he is an artisan, craftworker
3	Classical Nahuatl	Tōllān	place of bulrushes
4	Classical Nahuatl	-tlān	place; place suffix; place of

Words derived from “tolteca”

Toltec
tolteekki
Toltecan

Every word from Classical Nahuatl -tlān →Every word from Classical Nahuatl Tōllān →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tōltēcatl →