pehua

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *peewa, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pïwa(t).[1]

Verb

pēhua

  1. (transitive) begin, start
  2. (transitive) conquer

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “170. *pïwa(t) 'first, begin'”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 76
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