Where does “chʼaqiʼ tew” come from?

chʼaqiʼ tew (K'iche') comes from Proto-Indo-European tew- — to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...

chʼaqiʼ tew (K'iche'): malaria

Definitions

  1. malaria

Ancestry of “chʼaqiʼ tew”, step by step

chʼaqiʼ tew traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European tew-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantew-to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...

via K'iche' chʼaqiʼk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1K'iche'chʼaqiʼkto get wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tew-