Where does “-is” come from?

-is (Plains Cree) comes from Proto-Algonquian *-ehs.

-is (Plains Cree): Used to form diminutives: -ie

Definitions

  1. Used to form diminutives: -ie

Ancestry of “-is”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquian*-ehs—

Words derived from “-is”

Every word from Proto-Algonquian *-ehs →