The story
- Classical Nahuatl · calque ofxochiyaoyotl
- English todayflower war
Calque of Classical Nahuatl xochiyaoyotl. Named either for: * the death involved known as xochimiquiztli (“flowery death”), a glorious death in war where the souls of warriors go to a paradise * the splendid costumes worn by warriors, causing them to be compared to flowers ripe for harvest
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.