Where does “nɛ·ka·w” come from?
nɛ·ka·w (Menominee) comes from Proto-Algonquian le·kawi, from Proto-Algic le·kʔawe — sand.
nɛ·ka·w (Menominee): sand
Ancestry of “nɛ·ka·w”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Algonquian | le·kawi | sand |
| 2 | Proto-Algic | le·kʔawe | sand |