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Where does “nāhui” come from?

nāhui (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Proto-Nahuan *naawɨ.

nāhui (Classical Nahuatl): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “nāhui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuan*naawɨ—

Words derived from “nāhui”

  • nappohualli
  • nahuilhuitl
  • ic nahui
  • nahnahui
  • nappa
  • nauhxihuitl
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *naawɨ →