Where does “piote̱cua̱ni” come from?
piote̱cua̱ni (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.
piote̱cua̱ni (Mecayapan Nahuatl): margay (Leopardus wiedii)
Definitions
- margay (Leopardus wiedii)
Ancestry of “piote̱cua̱ni”, step by step
piote̱cua̱ni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Mecayapan Nahuatl piyo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecayapan Nahuatl | piyo | chicken |
| 2 | Spanish | pío | chirp; cheep; pious |
| 3 | Latin | pīus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Mecayapan Nahuatl te̱cua̱ni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecayapan Nahuatl | te̱cua̱ni | ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) |