Where does “asinîwaciy” come from?

asinîwaciy (Plains Cree) comes from Plains Cree asiniy, from Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenya — stone, rock.

asinîwaciy (Plains Cree): rocky hill

Definitions

  1. rocky hill

Ancestry of “asinîwaciy”, step by step

asinîwaciy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plains Cree asiniy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plains Creeasiniybullet
2Proto-Algonquian*aʔsenyastone, rock

via Plains Cree waciy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plains Creewaciymountain, hill
2Proto-Algonquian*wačyiwihill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenya →Every word from Plains Cree asiniy →