Where does “nopim” come from?

nopim (Malecite-Passamaquoddy) comes from Proto-Algonquian nepyi, from Proto-Algic nepiʔi — water.

nopim (Malecite-Passamaquoddy): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “nopim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquiannepyiwater
2Proto-Algicnepiʔiwater
Every word from Proto-Algic nepiʔi →Every word from Proto-Algonquian nepyi →