English
alux
Alux comes from Yucatec Maya alux ‘alux, a sprite or fairy in Mayan folklore’.
- Yucatec Mayamodernalux‘alux, a sprite or fairy in Mayan folklore’by way of Spanish alux
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Yucatec Mayamodernalux‘alux, a sprite or fairy in Mayan folklore’by way of Spanish alux
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Yucatec Maya alux
Today it means
noun A kind of sprite in the folklore of certain Maya peoples.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Yucatec Maya alux / alux