Where does “teocalli” come from?
teocalli (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl teohcalli, from Classical Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Nahuan *kal-.
Ancestry of “teocalli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | teohcalli | a church; a church house |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | calli | an enclosed habitational space, a house or room;... |
| 3 | Proto-Nahuan | *kal- | — |
Words derived from “teocalli”