Where does “iyiniw” come from?

iyiniw (Plains Cree) comes from Proto-Algonquian erenyiwa — man, person.

iyiniw (Plains Cree): Indian

Definitions

  1. Indian

Ancestry of “iyiniw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianerenyiwaman, person

Words derived from “iyiniw

Every word from Proto-Algonquian erenyiwa
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