Where does “yaotenhuah” come from?

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

yaotenhuah (Classical Nahuatl): those near the enemy border; those on the front...

Definitions

  1. those near the enemy border; those on the front...

Ancestry of “yaotenhuah”, step by step

yaotenhuah 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 yāōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlyāōtlwar; enemy, war; enemy; war
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïni →Every word from Fula teen- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tēntli →