Where does “ᐊᑈᓐ” come from?

ᐊᑈᓐ (Naskapi) comes from Proto-Algonquian apwa·ni, from Proto-Algonquian apw- — roast, bake.

ᐊᑈᓐ (Naskapi): meat roasted on a stick

Definitions

  1. meat roasted on a stick

Ancestry of “ᐊᑈᓐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianapwa·nithing which has been roasted or baked; roast or...
2Proto-Algonquianapw-roast, bake
Every word from Proto-Algonquian apw-Every word from Proto-Algonquian apwa·ni