Where does “iskwêsis” come from?

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

iskwêsis (Plains Cree): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “iskwêsis”, 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 →