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Where does “caltia” come from?
caltia (Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Nahuan *kal- — house.
Ancestry of “caltia”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Classical Nahuatl
calli
an enclosed habitational space, a house or room;...
2
Proto-Nahuan
*kal-
house
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