Where does “pongwush” come from?

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

pongwush (Munsee): moth

Definitions

  1. moth

Ancestry of “pongwush”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanian-ushdiminutive suffix
2Yaghanwaia—
Every word from Yaghan waia →Every word from Aromanian -ush →