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
Ancestry of “cihuamicqui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | cihuāmiqui | for a man to widow |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | miqui | To die |
| 3 | Proto-Nahuan | *mɨki | — |