Where does “nahui” come from?

nahui (Central Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl nāhui, from Proto-Nahuan *naawɨ — four.

nahui (Central Nahuatl): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “nahui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlnāhuifour
2Proto-Nahuan*naawɨfour
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *naawɨ →Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāhui →