Where does “nepi” come from?

nepi (Kickapoo) comes from Proto-Algonquian nepyi, from Proto-Algic nepiʔi — water.

nepi (Kickapoo): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “nepi”, step by step

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