Where does “quiiténi” come from?

quiiténi (Huichol) comes from Huichol quíi, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan ki — house.

quiiténi (Huichol): doorway

Definitions

  1. doorway

Ancestry of “quiiténi”, step by step

quiiténi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Huichol quíi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Huicholquíihouse
2Proto-Uto-Aztecankihouse

via Huichol téni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Huicholténimouth
2Proto-Uto-Aztecantïnimouth
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan ki →Every word from Huichol quíi →