Where does “zacacalli” come from?

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

zacacalli (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl): hay storehouse

Definitions

  1. hay storehouse

Ancestry of “zacacalli”, step by step

zacacalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl calli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Huasteca Nahuatlcallihouse
2Proto-Uto-AztecankaliRhouse

via Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl zacatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Huasteca Nahuatlzacatlstraw; hay
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kaliR →Every word from Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl calli →