Where does “ayîkis” come from?

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

ayîkis (Plains Cree): little frog

Definitions

  1. little frog

Ancestry of “ayîkis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plains Cree-isUsed to form diminutives: -ie
2Proto-Algonquian*-ehs—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *-ehs →Every word from Plains Cree -is →