Where does “nuhuwewey” come from?

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

nuhuwewey (Malecite-Passamaquoddy): third; third one

Definitions

  1. third; third one

Ancestry of “nuhuwewey”, step by step

nuhuwewey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malecite-Passamaquoddy nihi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malecite-Passamaquoddynihithree (in counting)
2Proto-Algonquianneʔθwithree

via Malecite-Passamaquoddy ewey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malecite-Passamaquoddyewey—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian neʔθwi →Every word from Malecite-Passamaquoddy nihi →