Where does “räx tew” come from?

räx tew (K'iche') comes from K'iche' räx, from Proto-Mayan *raʔx — green.

räx tew (K'iche'): malaria

Definitions

  1. malaria

Ancestry of “räx tew”, step by step

räx tew traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via K'iche' räx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1K'iche'räxgreen
2Proto-Mayan*raʔxgreen

via Proto-Indo-European tew-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantew-to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...
Every word from Proto-Mayan *raʔx →Every word from K'iche' räx →