Where does “nisinsk” come from?

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

nisinsk (Malecite-Passamaquoddy): twenty

Definitions

  1. twenty

Ancestry of “nisinsk”, step by step

nisinsk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malecite-Passamaquoddy nis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malecite-Passamaquoddynistwo (in counting)
2Proto-Algonquiannyi·šwitwo

via Malecite-Passamaquoddy insk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malecite-Passamaquoddyinsk—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian nyi·šwi →Every word from Malecite-Passamaquoddy nis →