Where does “nâpêw” come from?

nâpêw (Plains Cree) comes from Proto-Algonquian na·pe·wa, from Proto-Algic na·pe·gʷa — male.

nâpêw (Plains Cree): man, male

Definitions

  1. man, male

Ancestry of “nâpêw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianna·pe·wamale, man
2Proto-Algicna·pe·gʷamale

Words derived from “nâpêw”

Every word from Proto-Algic na·pe·gʷa →Every word from Proto-Algonquian na·pe·wa →