Where does “mah-” come from?

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

mah- (Classical Nahuatl): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “mah-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mah-”

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