Where does “kyajlaj” come from?

kyajlaj (Mam) comes from Mam kyaj, from Proto-Mayan *kaanh-ibʼ — four.

kyajlaj (Mam): fourteen

Definitions

  1. fourteen

Ancestry of “kyajlaj”, step by step

kyajlaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mam kyaj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mamkyajfour
2Proto-Mayan*kaanh-ibʼfour

via Mam laj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mamlajten
Every word from Proto-Mayan *kaanh-ibʼEvery word from Mam kyaj
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