Where does “phuthíŋhiŋ” come from?

phuthíŋhiŋ (Lakota) comes from Lakota híŋ — oops, whoops.

phuthíŋhiŋ (Lakota): moustache

Definitions

  1. moustache

Ancestry of “phuthíŋhiŋ”, step by step

phuthíŋhiŋ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lakota híŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lakotahíŋoops, whoops

via Lakota phuté

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lakotaphuté
Every word from Lakota híŋ