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Where does “nahuilhuitl” come from?

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

nahuilhuitl (Classical Nahuatl): A period of four days

Definitions

  1. A period of four days

Ancestry of “nahuilhuitl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlnāhuifour
2Proto-Nahuan*naawɨ—
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