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Where does “teocalcuitlapilli” come from?

teocalcuitlapilli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cuitlapilli, from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl, from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC.

teocalcuitlapilli (Classical Nahuatl): A chapel within a church

Definitions

  1. A chapel within a church

Ancestry of “teocalcuitlapilli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcuitlapillitail, rear
2Classical NahuatlcuitlatlExcrement; feces
3Proto-Nahuankʷitlatlexcrement
4Proto-Uto-AztecankwitaC—
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC →