Where does “'sinsk” come from?

'sinsk (Malecite-Passamaquoddy) comes from Malecite-Passamaquoddy nihi, from Proto-Algonquian neʔθwi — three.

'sinsk (Malecite-Passamaquoddy): thirty

Definitions

  1. thirty

Ancestry of “'sinsk”, step by step

'sinsk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malecite-Passamaquoddy nihi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malecite-Passamaquoddynihithree (in counting)
2Proto-Algonquianneʔθwithree

via Malecite-Passamaquoddy insk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malecite-Passamaquoddyinsk—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian neʔθwi →Every word from Malecite-Passamaquoddy nihi →