moon → lead, plumbum 1 realization Unique
NEW Realization 1
type Derivation
language Classical Nahuatl
lexeme 1 mētztli
lexeme 2 temētztli
meaning 1 moon
direction →
meaning 2 lead, plumbum
reference <personally collected data>
comment

From tetl 'stone' +‎ mētztli

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 96v, 97v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 470

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