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Where does “tēntli” come from?

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

tēntli (Classical Nahuatl): lip; edge, brim; lips, mouth

Definitions

  1. lip; edge, brim; lips, mouth

Ancestry of “tēntli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Fulateen-related to gathering, collecting
2Proto-Uto-Aztecantïnimouth

Words derived from “tēntli”

  • yaotenhuah
  • tentzontli
  • tototentli
  • ilhuicaatentli
  • atentli
  • tenyotl
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