Where does “cuāchcalli” come from?

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

cuāchcalli (Classical Nahuatl): canopy

Definitions

  1. canopy

Ancestry of “cuāchcalli”, step by step

cuāchcalli 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 cuāchtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcuāchtlilarge cotton blanket, sheet; large cotton sheet

Words derived from “cuāchcalli”

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