Where does “bgëwdenawas” come from?

bgëwdenawas (Potawatomi) comes from Potawatomi bgëwdenawen, from Potawatomi wen.

bgëwdenawas (Potawatomi): hill

Definitions

  1. hill

Ancestry of “bgëwdenawas”, step by step

bgëwdenawas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Potawatomi bgëwdenawen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Potawatomibgëwdenawenmountain
2Potawatomiwen

via Potawatomi és

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Potawatomiés
Every word from Potawatomi wenEvery word from Potawatomi bgëwdenawen