Where does “shyaeñ” come from?
shyaeñ (Michif) comes from Canadian French chien, from Middle French chien, from Old French chien, from Latin Canis, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
shyaeñ (Michif): dog
Ancestry of “shyaeñ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Canadian French | chien | dog; cock, hammer; greedy, stingy |
| 2 | Middle French | chien | dog |
| 3 | Old French | chien | dog |
| 4 | Latin | Canis | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |