Where does “namasiia” come from?
namasiia (Abenaki) comes from Abenaki namas, from Proto-Algonquian name·ʔsa — a fish.
namasiia (Abenaki): fish-meat; the edible part of a fish, considered...
Definitions
- fish-meat; the edible part of a fish, considered...
Ancestry of “namasiia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Abenaki | namas | fish |
| 2 | Proto-Algonquian | name·ʔsa | a fish |