Where does “totolcalli” come from?

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

totolcalli (Classical Nahuatl): chicken coop, henhouse

Definitions

  1. chicken coop, henhouse

Ancestry of “totolcalli”, step by step

totolcalli 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 tōtolin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltōtolinturkey; turkey hen, hen; chicken
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kal- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl calli →