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Where does “slanshack” come from?

slanshack (English) comes from English shack, from Spanish jacal, from Classical Nahuatl xahcalli, from Classical Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Nahuan *kal-.

slanshack (English): A house shared by fans of science fiction

Definitions

  1. A house shared by fans of science fiction

Ancestry of “slanshack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshackA crude, roughly built hut or cabin; Any poorly...
2Spanishjacaljacal; hut, hovel, shack
3Classical NahuatlxahcalliA jacal; a hut made with poles and thatch
4Classical Nahuatlcallian enclosed habitational space, a house or room;...
5Proto-Nahuan*kal-—
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