Where does “qʼosibal klawux” come from?

qʼosibal klawux (K'iche') comes from K'iche' qʼosibal, from K'iche' -ibal.

qʼosibal klawux (K'iche'): hammer

Definitions

  1. hammer

Ancestry of “qʼosibal klawux”, step by step

qʼosibal klawux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via K'iche' qʼosibal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1K'iche'qʼosibalmallet
2K'iche'-ibal

via K'iche' klawux

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1K'iche'klawuxnail
Every word from K'iche' -ibalEvery word from K'iche' qʼosibal