Where does “nappohualpa” come from?

nappohualpa (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl nāppōhualli, from Classical Nahuatl nāhui, from Proto-Nahuan *naawɨ — four.

nappohualpa (Classical Nahuatl): eighty times

Definitions

  1. eighty times

Ancestry of “nappohualpa”, step by step

nappohualpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl nāppōhualli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlnāppōhuallitwenty; eighty
2Classical Nahuatlnāhuifour
3Proto-Nahuan*naawɨfour

via Classical Nahuatl pā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlpāto dye
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *naawɨ →Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāhui →Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāppōhualli →