Where does “Wintu” come from?

Wintu (English) comes from Wintu wintʰu·h — A person.

Wintu (English): An endangered language spoken by certain Wintun people in California

Definitions

  1. An endangered language spoken by certain Wintun people in California

Ancestry of “Wintu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Wintuwintʰu·hA person
Every word from Wintu wintʰu·h