before, yes; or, that was supposed to be like that; or, perhaps, yes (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
amo çaquema
Alonso de Molina:
amo zaquema. antes si, o ello deuio de ser assi, o quiza si. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 5r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.