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”

Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïni →Every word from Fula teen- →