Where does “muhtuq” come from?

muhtuq (Mohegan-Pequot) comes from Proto-Algonquian meʔtekwi, from Proto-Algonquian meʔtekwa — tree.

muhtuq (Mohegan-Pequot): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “muhtuq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianmeʔtekwistick
2Proto-Algonquianmeʔtekwatree
Every word from Proto-Algonquian meʔtekwa →Every word from Proto-Algonquian meʔtekwi →