Where does “chināncalli” come from?

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

chināncalli (Classical Nahuatl): fenced enclosure

Definitions

  1. fenced enclosure

Ancestry of “chināncalli”, step by step

chināncalli 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 chināmitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlchināmitlcane fence

Words derived from “chināncalli”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kal- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl calli →