Where does “tequicalli” come from?

tequicalli (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl) comes from Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kaliR — house.

tequicalli (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl): palace

Definitions

  1. palace

Ancestry of “tequicalli”, step by step

tequicalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl calli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Huasteca Nahuatlcallihouse
2Proto-Uto-AztecankaliRhouse

via Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl tequitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Huasteca Nahuatltequitlwork
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kaliR →Every word from Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl calli →