Where does “kaltapach” come from?

kaltapach (Pipil) comes from Pipil kal, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kaliR — house.

kaltapach (Pipil): cockroach

Definitions

  1. cockroach

Ancestry of “kaltapach”, step by step

kaltapach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pipil kal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pipilkalhouse
2Proto-Uto-AztecankaliRhouse

via Pipil tapach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pipiltapachseashell
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kaliREvery word from Pipil kal