Where does “ichcacalli” come from?

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

ichcacalli (Classical Nahuatl): sheep pen, sheepfold

Definitions

  1. sheep pen, sheepfold

Ancestry of “ichcacalli”, step by step

ichcacalli 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 ichcatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlichcatlcotton; sheep
2Classical Nahuatl-catl—
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kal- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl calli →