Where does “nepe·w” come from?

nepe·w (Menominee) comes from Proto-Algonquian nepyi, from Proto-Algic nepiʔi — water.

nepe·w (Menominee): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “nepe·w”, step by step

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