Where does “tenkal” come from?

tenkal (Pipil) comes from Pipil ten, from Fula teen-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïni — mouth.

tenkal (Pipil): door; doorway, entrance, vestibule; patio, yard

Definitions

  1. door; doorway, entrance, vestibule; patio, yard

Ancestry of “tenkal”, step by step

tenkal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pipil ten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pipiltenmouth; edge, brim; opening
2Fulateen-related to gathering, collecting
3Proto-Uto-Aztecantïnimouth

via Pipil kal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pipilkalhouse
2Proto-Uto-AztecankaliRhouse
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïni →Every word from Fula teen- →Every word from Pipil ten →