Where does “pio-ilamaj” come from?

pio-ilamaj (Mecayapan Nahuatl) comes from Mecayapan Nahuatl piyo, from Spanish pío, from Latin pīus, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

pio-ilamaj (Mecayapan Nahuatl): hen

Definitions

  1. hen

Ancestry of “pio-ilamaj”, step by step

pio-ilamaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mecayapan Nahuatl piyo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mecayapan Nahuatlpiyochicken
2Spanishpíochirp; cheep; pious
3Latinpīus
4Latin-tāsty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Mecayapan Nahuatl ilamaj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mecayapan Nahuatlilamajold woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Latin -tāsEvery word from Latin pīus