Where does “mi̱jcöcoyoctli̱” come from?

mi̱jcöcoyoctli̱ (Tetelcingo Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl coyoctli — hole, gap.

mi̱jcöcoyoctli̱ (Tetelcingo Nahuatl): grave

Definitions

  1. grave

Ancestry of “mi̱jcöcoyoctli̱”, step by step

mi̱jcöcoyoctli̱ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl coyoctli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcoyoctlihole, gap

via Tetelcingo Nahuatl mi̱jqui̱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tetelcingo Nahuatlmi̱jqui̱dead person
Every word from Classical Nahuatl coyoctli