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Where does “ixeh nacaceh” come from?

ixeh nacaceh (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl nacaceh, from Classical Nahuatl nacaztli, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan nanka, from Kapampangan ka, from Kapampangan ika, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahu, from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu.

ixeh nacaceh (Classical Nahuatl): someone prudent, knowledgeable and wise

Definitions

  1. someone prudent, knowledgeable and wise

Ancestry of “ixeh nacaceh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlnacacehSomeone or something that has ears
2Classical Nahuatlnacaztliear
3Proto-Uto-Aztecannankaear
4Kapampanganka—
5Kapampanganika—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesiani-kahu—
7Proto-Austronesiani-kaSu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu →