Where does “nacaztli” come from?
nacaztli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Proto-Uto-Aztecan nanka, from Kapampangan ka, from Kapampangan ika, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahu, from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu.
nacaztli (Classical Nahuatl): ear
Ancestry of “nacaztli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uto-Aztecan | nanka | ear |
| 2 | Kapampangan | ka | — |
| 3 | Kapampangan | ika | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | i-kahu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | i-kaSu | — |
Words derived from “nacaztli”