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Where does “totolcalli” come from?

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

totolcalli (Classical Nahuatl): chicken coop, henhouse

Definitions

  1. chicken coop, henhouse

Ancestry of “totolcalli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcallian enclosed habitational space, a house or room;...
2Proto-Nahuan*kal-—
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