Where does “mācpalli” come from?

mācpalli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl māitl, from Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)-.

mācpalli (Classical Nahuatl): palm of the hand

Definitions

  1. palm of the hand

Ancestry of “mācpalli”, step by step

mācpalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl māitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmāitlhand, arm; arm, hand
2Proto-Nahuan*maa(y)(V)-—

via Classical Nahuatl icpalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlicpalliseat

Words derived from “mācpalli”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl māitl →