Where does “Neshnabémwen” come from?

Neshnabémwen (English) comes from Potawatomi Neshnabémwen, from Potawatomi Neshnabémo, from Potawatomi mo.

Neshnabémwen (English): The macrolanguage spoken by the Neshnabé Ojibwe, Nipissing, Algonquins, Odawa, and Potawatomi

Definitions

  1. The macrolanguage spoken by the Neshnabé Ojibwe, Nipissing, Algonquins, Odawa, and Potawatomi

Ancestry of “Neshnabémwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PotawatomiNeshnabémwenindigenous language, especially Native American
2PotawatomiNeshnabémoto speak an indigenous language, especially Native American
3Potawatomimo—
Every word from Potawatomi mo →Every word from Potawatomi Neshnabémo →Every word from Potawatomi Neshnabémwen →