Where does “'qotamqahk” come from?

'qotamqahk (Malecite-Passamaquoddy) comes from Malecite-Passamaquoddy pesq, from Proto-Algonquian pe·šekwi — one.

'qotamqahk (Malecite-Passamaquoddy): a thousand

Definitions

  1. a thousand

Ancestry of “'qotamqahk”, step by step

'qotamqahk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malecite-Passamaquoddy pesq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malecite-Passamaquoddypesqone (in counting)
2Proto-Algonquianpe·šekwione

via Malecite-Passamaquoddy amqahk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malecite-Passamaquoddyamqahk—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian pe·šekwi →Every word from Malecite-Passamaquoddy pesq →