Reconstruction:Classical Nahuatl/michhuatzalli

Etymology
From, with the loss of the substantival element , as the element michin is a noun. Attested indirectly through a diminutive form in the compound.

Noun

 * 1) dried fish
 * 2) * 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 221v.
 * Sardina arecada pece conocido. caſtillã michuatzaltepitõ.
 * A dried sardine, a known [type of] fish. caſtillã michuatzaltepitõ.