Where does “coyonehnemi” come from?

coyonehnemi (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl coyōtl, from Nahuatl *koyoo-tl.

coyonehnemi (Classical Nahuatl): Go on all fours; crawl

Definitions

  1. Go on all fours; crawl

Ancestry of “coyonehnemi”, step by step

coyonehnemi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl coyōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcoyōtlcoyote
2Nahuatl*koyoo-tl—

via Classical Nahuatl nehnemi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlnehnemito walk
Every word from Nahuatl *koyoo-tl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl coyōtl →