Where does “temāzcalli” come from?

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

temāzcalli (Classical Nahuatl): sweat lodge, sweat bath

Definitions

  1. sweat lodge, sweat bath

Ancestry of “temāzcalli”, step by step

temāzcalli 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 tēma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltēmato pour, bathe by pouring

Words derived from “temāzcalli”

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