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Where does “tameme” come from?

tameme (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl tlamāmah, from Classical Nahuatl tlamāmahqui, from Classical Nahuatl māmā, from Proto-Polynesian *maqamaqa.

tameme (Spanish): porter, carrier

Definitions

  1. porter, carrier

Ancestry of “tameme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlamāmahload-bearer, porter
2Classical Nahuatltlamāmahqui—
3Classical Nahuatlmāmāto carry, bear
4Proto-Polynesian*maqamaqa—
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