Where does “cihuamicqui” come from?

cihuamicqui (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cihuāmiqui, from Classical Nahuatl miqui, from Proto-Nahuan *mɨki.

cihuamicqui (Classical Nahuatl): widower

Definitions

  1. widower

Ancestry of “cihuamicqui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcihuāmiquifor a man to widow
2Classical NahuatlmiquiTo die
3Proto-Nahuan*mɨki—
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *mɨki →Every word from Classical Nahuatl miqui →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cihuāmiqui →