Where does “mahpe” come from?
mahpe (Cheyenne) comes from Proto-Algonquian nepyi, from Proto-Algic nepiʔi — water.
mahpe (Cheyenne): water
Ancestry of “mahpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Algonquian | nepyi | water |
| 2 | Proto-Algic | nepiʔi | water |