Talk:Chicomoztoc

Meaning of 'Colhuacan'

Apparently 'colhuacan' in nahuatl means (literally) "place of those with ancestors"; although it is true that its toponymic glyph in the codices does take the form of a 'bent' or 'twisted' hill, it's more an example of how homonyms/phonetic similarities were used in the writing system: the root col- had meanings of both "ancestor" and "bent, twisted", as in with old age.

I've amended the description, but don't think I've explained it very well, nor why/how this is relevant to Chicomoztoc. Will look to improve it when I get a little more time, or if someone else can see a way to make it clearer, then by all means go ahead.--cjllw | TALK 14:52, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Culhuacan

Culhuacan took the form of a 'bent' or 'curved' hill (a play on the homonym col- in Nahuatl, meaning "bent, twisted", eg as if by old age

zgarbonygrobowojahchrobazbozaganiom —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nasz (talk • contribs) 09:06, 14 February 2007 (UTC). thats right Nasz 09:14, 14 February 2007 (UTC) :)

In the article on Knorozov, it says that he claimed to have identified the location of Chicomoztoc

The reference for this is listed as Ferreira, Leonardo (2006). Centuries of Silence: The Story of Latin American Journalism. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. ISBN 978-0-275-98397-0. OCLC 68694080 page 6. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ConfusedAndAfraid (talk • contribs) 02:24, 20 February 2022 (UTC)