Where does “new” come from?

new (Malecite-Passamaquoddy) comes from Proto-Algonquian nye·wi — four.

new (Malecite-Passamaquoddy): four (in counting)

Definitions

  1. four (in counting)

Ancestry of “new”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquiannye·wifour

Words derived from “new

Every word from Proto-Algonquian nye·wi