Where does “icnopilcalli” come from?

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

icnopilcalli (Classical Nahuatl): orphanage

Definitions

  1. orphanage

Ancestry of “icnopilcalli”, step by step

icnopilcalli 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 icnōpilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlicnōpilliorphan
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kal- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl calli →