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Where does “makwil” come from?

makwil (Pipil) comes from Pipil kwi, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwuhV.

makwil (Pipil): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “makwil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pipilkwito take, to grab; to receive, to accept; to use
2Proto-Uto-AztecankwuhV—
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