Where does “tēntetl” come from?

tēntetl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tēntli, from Fula teen-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïni — mouth.

tēntetl (Classical Nahuatl): A lip plug

Definitions

  1. A lip plug

Ancestry of “tēntetl”, step by step

tēntetl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tēntli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltēntlilip; edge, brim; lips, mouth
2Fulateen-related to gathering, collecting
3Proto-Uto-Aztecantïnimouth

via Classical Nahuatl tētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltētlrock, stone
2Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—

Words derived from “tēntetl”

Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïni →Every word from Fula teen- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tēntli →