Where does “poxkapiishush” come from?

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

poxkapiishush (Munsee): chipmunk

Definitions

  1. chipmunk

Ancestry of “poxkapiishush”, step by step

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