Where does “teohcalli” come from?

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

teohcalli (Classical Nahuatl): a church; a church house

Definitions

  1. a church; a church house

Ancestry of “teohcalli”, step by step

teohcalli 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 teōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlteōtlGod; deity, god; god

Words derived from “teohcalli”

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