Where does “qʼosibal tew” come from?

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

qʼosibal tew (K'iche'): cold (illness)

Definitions

  1. cold (illness)

Ancestry of “qʼosibal tew”, step by step

qʼosibal tew traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via K'iche' qʼosibal

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

via Proto-Indo-European tew-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantew-to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...
Every word from K'iche' -ibal →Every word from K'iche' qʼosibal →