Where does “nanokehs” come from?

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

nanokehs (Malecite-Passamaquoddy): five times

Definitions

  1. five times

Ancestry of “nanokehs”, step by step

nanokehs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malecite-Passamaquoddy nan

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

via Malecite-Passamaquoddy kehs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malecite-Passamaquoddykehsso much, so many, so many times
Every word from Proto-Algonquian nya·θanwi →Every word from Malecite-Passamaquoddy nan →