Etymology

Azqueltán

Today it means: A village in Jalisco, Mexico. Full definition →

Spanish Azqueltán ← Nahuan ← Tepecano toʹtona·rtám
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  1. Tepecano · derived fromtoʹtona·rtám
  2. Nahuan · derived from
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromAzqueltán
  4. English todayAzqueltán

Borrowed from Spanish Azqueltán, from a Nahuan language, equivalent to Classical Nahuatl *Āzcatlān (from āzcatl (“ant”) + -tlān (“place”)), a calque of Tepecano toʹtona·rtám, from to·ʹnar (“small ant”).

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