Where does “awehleeshoosh” come from?

awehleeshoosh (Munsee) comes from Aromanian -ush, from Yaghan waia.

awehleeshoosh (Munsee): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “awehleeshoosh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanian-ushdiminutive suffix
2Yaghanwaia
Every word from Yaghan waiaEvery word from Aromanian -ush