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Where does “mapohpohua” come from?

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

mapohpohua (Classical Nahuatl): to clean, wipe or dry the hands

Definitions

  1. to clean, wipe or dry the hands

Ancestry of “mapohpohua”, step by step

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