Where does “nihi” come from?

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

nihi (Malecite-Passamaquoddy): three (in counting)

Definitions

  1. three (in counting)

Ancestry of “nihi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianneʔθwithree

Words derived from “nihi

Every word from Proto-Algonquian neʔθwi
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