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Where does “calli” come from?

calli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Proto-Nahuan *kal-.

calli (Classical Nahuatl): an enclosed habitational space, a house or room;...

Definitions

  1. an enclosed habitational space, a house or room;...

Ancestry of “calli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuan*kal-—

Words derived from “calli”

  • shack
  • jacal
  • cookshack
  • calpolli
  • telpochcalli
  • shacktown
  • shacklike
  • shacky
  • calpoltin
  • telpochcaltin
  • radio shack
  • slanshack
  • acal
  • petaca
  • jacalero
  • jacal
  • temazcal
  • pitaka
  • pitzocalli
  • coyamecalli
  • miccapetlacalli
  • petlācalli
  • huilocalli
  • acalli
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