Where does “tecpancalli” come from?

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

tecpancalli (Classical Nahuatl): palace

Definitions

  1. palace

Ancestry of “tecpancalli”, step by step

tecpancalli 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 tēcpan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltēcpanpalace
2Classical Nahuatltēuctlinobleman; lord, nobleman
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kal- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl calli →