Where does “tienthókwas” come from?

tienthókwas (Mohawk) comes from Proto-Indo-European kwas- — to cough.

tienthókwas (Mohawk): I harvest

Definitions

  1. I harvest

Ancestry of “tienthókwas”, step by step

tienthókwas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kwas-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankwas-to cough

via Mohawk tiénthos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MohawktiénthosI plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwas-
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