Language buffs: the suffix -lotl

[Otterwoman]

My educational background is words and writing and I was wondering what the suffix -lotl means (axolotl, chocolotl). I looked around the internet a little (not a lotl) ha ha ha
and it comes from the South American Nahuatl language. It is a suffix that is used to form nouns, definition "1.An abstract noun-forming suffix: -ness, -ity, -hood, -ship.". It varies in form, and appears in various forms, such as "-yotl", and
-chotl
-çotl
-lotl
-otl
-zotl

This is the sort of thing that fascinates me.
Ask Poor Jennewt and Jacquie. I made them listen to a few CDs on the History of Language when we were driving around Oregon together.

-yotl - Wiktionary Nahuatl
Classical Nahuatl grammar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[esn]

Axolotls are supposedly named after the Nahuatl God Xolotl, who could deceive by changing into an axolotl. Supposed to be a God of destruction, by most interpretations. Looking at the plants in my tanks, I can see why they'd make the connection.

 

[FX1C]

Supposed to be a God of destruction, by most interpretations. Looking at the plants in my tanks, I can see why they'd make the connection.

Hmmmmm that explains soooo much

Many of my plants are now floating bare rooted lol - I guess the axie likes a clear path with a shady disposition lol




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