The story
- Proto-Mayan · derived from*ajahw
- Yucatec Maya · borrowed fromajaw
- English todayahau
Borrowed from Yucatec Maya ajaw, ultimately from Proto-Mayan *ajahw.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ahau
Today it means: Among the ancient Maya people, a member of the leading class of nobles in a particular polity. Full definition →
Yucatec Maya ajaw ← Proto-Mayan *ajahw