Where does “naninsk” come from?

naninsk (Malecite-Passamaquoddy) comes from Malecite-Passamaquoddy nan, from Proto-Algonquian nya·θanwi — five.

naninsk (Malecite-Passamaquoddy): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “naninsk”, step by step

naninsk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malecite-Passamaquoddy nan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malecite-Passamaquoddynanfive (in counting)
2Proto-Algonquiannya·θanwifive

via Malecite-Passamaquoddy insk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malecite-Passamaquoddyinsk—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian nya·θanwi →Every word from Malecite-Passamaquoddy nan →