Where does “wíŋkte” come from?

wíŋkte (Lakota) comes from Lakota wíŋyaŋ, from Lakota wi- — noun of an tool or instrument marker.

wíŋkte (Lakota): a two-spirit; a male-bodied person who has a...

Definitions

  1. a two-spirit; a male-bodied person who has a...

Ancestry of “wíŋkte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lakotawíŋyaŋwoman
2Lakotawi-noun of an tool or instrument marker
Every word from Lakota wi-Every word from Lakota wíŋyaŋ