Where does “chiquiuhchīhua” come from?

chiquiuhchīhua (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl chīhua — to do; to make, to build; to happen, occur.

chiquiuhchīhua (Classical Nahuatl): to make baskets

Definitions

  1. to make baskets

Ancestry of “chiquiuhchīhua”, step by step

chiquiuhchīhua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl chīhua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlchīhuato do; to make, to build; to happen, occur

via Classical Nahuatl chiquihuitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlchiquihuitlbasket

Words derived from “chiquiuhchīhua

Every word from Classical Nahuatl chīhua