Where does “nebi” come from?

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

nebi (Abenaki): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “nebi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquiannepyiwater
2Proto-Algicnepiʔiwater

Words derived from “nebi”

Every word from Proto-Algic nepiʔi →Every word from Proto-Algonquian nepyi →