Where does “pitzocalli” come from?

pitzocalli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Nahuan *kal- — house.

pitzocalli (Classical Nahuatl): pigsty, pigpen

Definitions

  1. pigsty, pigpen

Ancestry of “pitzocalli”, step by step

pitzocalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl calli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcallian enclosed habitational space, a house or room;...
2Proto-Nahuan*kal-house

via Classical Nahuatl pitzotl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlpitzotlPig
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kal- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl calli →