Where does “tennamiqui” come from?

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

tennamiqui (Classical Nahuatl): to kiss

Definitions

  1. to kiss

Ancestry of “tennamiqui”, step by step

tennamiqui 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 nāmiqui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlnāmiquito meet

Words derived from “tennamiqui”

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