Where does “awighiganebi” come from?

awighiganebi (Abenaki) comes from Abenaki nebi, from Proto-Algonquian nepyi, from Proto-Algic nepiʔi — water.

awighiganebi (Abenaki): ink

Definitions

  1. ink

Ancestry of “awighiganebi”, step by step

awighiganebi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Abenaki nebi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Abenakinebiwater
2Proto-Algonquiannepyiwater
3Proto-Algicnepiʔiwater

via Abenaki awighigan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Abenakiawighiganbook
Every word from Proto-Algic nepiʔi →Every word from Proto-Algonquian nepyi →Every word from Abenaki nebi →