Etymograph

English

Tula

Tula comes from Spanish Tula, from Classical Nahuatl Tōllān ‘place of bulrushes’, and ultimately from tōlin ‘rushes’.

  1. Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600tōlin‘rushes’
  2. Classical Nahuatl, derivedc. 1300–1600Tōllān‘place of bulrushes’
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentTula
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600tōlin‘rushes’
  2. Classical Nahuatl, derivedc. 1300–1600Tōllān‘place of bulrushes’
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentTula
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Another origin of Tula

  1. RussianmodernТу́лаTúla
  2. EnglishtodayTula

Today it means

name A city in Hidalgo, Mexico, near the remains of the Toltec city Tollan.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Classical Nahuatl tōlin / Tula