Where does “pîkanowiyiniw” come from?

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

pîkanowiyiniw (Plains Cree): Piegan person

Definitions

  1. Piegan person

Ancestry of “pîkanowiyiniw”, step by step

pîkanowiyiniw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plains Cree iyiniw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plains CreeiyiniwIndian
2Proto-Algonquianerenyiwaman, person

via Plains Cree ᑯᖿᐡ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plains Creeᑯᖿᐡ—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian erenyiwa →Every word from Plains Cree iyiniw →