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Where does “Mnikȟówožu” come from?

Mnikȟówožu (Lakota) comes from Lakota mni, from Proto-Siouan *wa-rį́·.

Ancestry of “Mnikȟówožu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lakotamniwater, stream
2Proto-Siouan*wa-rį́·—

Words derived from “Mnikȟówožu”

  • Miniconjou
  • Miniconjoux
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