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Proto-Nahuan *tetl (inherited)
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Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïn (inherited)
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Classical Nahuatl atetl (compound)
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Classical Nahuatl teotetl (compound)
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Classical Nahuatl teci (mention)
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Classical Nahuatl tetlah (suffix)
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Classical Nahuatl xaltetl (compound)
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Classical Nahuatl coatetl (compound)
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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl tetl (cognate)
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Tetelcingo Nahuatl tietetu (cognate)