Caxtillan

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Central Nahuatl

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Caxtillan

  1. Spain.

Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

From Spanish Castilla (“Castile”), reinterpreted as containing the locative suffix -tlān (“place”).

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Proper noun

Caxtīllān (locative)

  1. Spain (a country in Europe)

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Terms derived from Caxtillan

Descendants

  • → Kaqchikel: kaxlan

References

  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 213.
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