English
ahau
Ahau comes from Yucatec Maya ajaw ‘a god’, and goes back to Proto-Mayan *ajahw.
- Proto-Mayanprehistoric (reconstructed)*ajahwreconstructed
- Yucatec Mayamodernajaw‘a god’
- Englishtodayahau
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Mayanprehistoric (reconstructed)*ajahwreconstructed
- Yucatec Mayamodernajaw‘a god’
- Englishtodayahau
Every English word from Proto-Mayan *ajahw
Today it means
noun Among the ancient Maya people, a member of the leading class of nobles in a particular polity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Mayan *ajahw / ahau