Where does “nis” come from?

nis (Malecite-Passamaquoddy) comes from Proto-Algonquian nyi·šwi — two.

nis (Malecite-Passamaquoddy): two (in counting)

Definitions

  1. two (in counting)

Ancestry of “nis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquiannyi·šwitwo

Words derived from “nis

Every word from Proto-Algonquian nyi·šwi
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