Where does “temazcal” come from?

temazcal (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl temāzcalli, from Classical Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Nahuan *kal- — house.

temazcal (Spanish): A sweat lodge, traditionally one made from adobe...

Definitions

  1. A sweat lodge, traditionally one made from adobe...

Ancestry of “temazcal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltemāzcallisweat lodge, sweat bath
2Classical Nahuatlcallian enclosed habitational space, a house or room;...
3Proto-Nahuan*kal-house
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kal- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl calli →Every word from Classical Nahuatl temāzcalli →