Where does “mahpe” come from?

mahpe (Cheyenne) comes from Proto-Algonquian nepyi, from Proto-Algic nepiʔi — water.

mahpe (Cheyenne): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “mahpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquiannepyiwater
2Proto-Algicnepiʔiwater
Every word from Proto-Algic nepiʔi →Every word from Proto-Algonquian nepyi →