Where does “amoxcalli” come from?

amoxcalli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Nahuan *kal- — house.

amoxcalli (Classical Nahuatl): library

Definitions

  1. library

Ancestry of “amoxcalli”, step by step

amoxcalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl calli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcallian enclosed habitational space, a house or room;...
2Proto-Nahuan*kal-house

via Classical Nahuatl āmoxtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāmoxtlibook, codex
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kal- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl calli →