Where does “nopil” come from?

nopil (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl no-, from Classical Nahuatl nāntzintli — mother.

nopil (Classical Nahuatl): first-person singular possessive of pilli; my...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular possessive of pilli; my...

Ancestry of “nopil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlno-my
2Classical Nahuatlnāntzintlimother
Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāntzintliEvery word from Classical Nahuatl no-
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