Where does “tsontëxꞌa” come from?
tsontëxꞌa (San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo) comes from San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo tëxꞌa, from Albanian -të, from Wauja -tai, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
tsontëxꞌa (San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo): coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)
Definitions
- coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)
Ancestry of “tsontëxꞌa”, step by step
tsontëxꞌa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo tëxꞌa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo | tëxꞌa | coconut |
| 2 | Albanian | -të | used to form verbal adjective suffix |
| 3 | Wauja | -tai | merely, only, nothing but |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo tsꞌoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo | tsꞌoon | tree, shrub |