Where does “kisêyiniw” come from?

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

kisêyiniw (Plains Cree): old man

Definitions

  1. old man

Ancestry of “kisêyiniw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plains CreeiyiniwIndian
2Proto-Algonquianerenyiwaman, person
Every word from Proto-Algonquian erenyiwa →Every word from Plains Cree iyiniw →