Where does “ñuunduhuaita” come from?

ñuunduhuaita (Teposcolula Mixtec) comes from Teposcolula Mixtec ita, from Proto-Mixtec *ítà — flower.

Ancestry of “ñuunduhuaita”, step by step

ñuunduhuaita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Teposcolula Mixtec ita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teposcolula Mixtecitaflower
2Proto-Mixtec*ítàflower

via Teposcolula Mixtec ñuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teposcolula Mixtecñuu—
Every word from Proto-Mixtec *ítà →Every word from Teposcolula Mixtec ita →