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Where does “pewa” come from?

pewa (Pipil) comes from Proto-Nahuan peːwa, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pɨwa.

pewa (Pipil): to start, to begin

Definitions

  1. to start, to begin

Ancestry of “pewa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuanpeːwa—
2Proto-Uto-Aztecanpɨwa—
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pɨwa →