petate and metate

[Mario E. Aguilar]

I thought that it was "me:ztli"
I thought "mixtli" was cloud......  as in Mixteco


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> No.  Metlatl and petlatl are not "from" anything.  They just are.  The moon
> is mixtli.  Metaphorically or symbolically it might be compared to a
> tortilla, just as we refer top it as green cheese.
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