Mojon--a simple question?

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True students of Nauhuatl--please comment.  For many years, people have
written about Nahua rights in land and territories, but I can recall nothing about
the core term for boundary.

Molina--Vocabulario

"Mojon o linde de heredad"    quaxochtli

(Molina shows show more elaborated forms also relating to placing boundaries,
etc.).

What is the current thinking on the etymology of this common but important
item? Simeon, never that shy, does not hazard a guess.

Is it or something like it in current use among any groups?

Thanks,

Jerry Offner
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