Where does “ᓇᐸᐤ” come from?

ᓇᐸᐤ (Naskapi) comes from Proto-Algonquian na·pe·wa, from Proto-Algic na·pe·gʷa — male.

ᓇᐸᐤ (Naskapi): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “ᓇᐸᐤ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianna·pe·wamale, man
2Proto-Algicna·pe·gʷamale
Every word from Proto-Algic na·pe·gʷa →Every word from Proto-Algonquian na·pe·wa →