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Where does “mni” come from?

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

mni (Lakota): water, stream

Definitions

  1. water, stream

Ancestry of “mni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Siouan*wa-rį́·—

Words derived from “mni”

  • Miniconjou
  • Miniconjoux
  • Mnikȟówožu
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