Where does “mnedokwé” come from?

mnedokwé (Potawatomi) comes from Potawatomi mnedo, from Proto-Algonquian maneto·wa — a supernatural being.

mnedokwé (Potawatomi): male-bodied person who lives as a woman and (for example) practices feminine activities such as beadwork

Definitions

  1. male-bodied person who lives as a woman and (for example) practices feminine activities such as beadwork

Ancestry of “mnedokwé”, step by step

mnedokwé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Potawatomi mnedo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Potawatomimnedospirit, manitou
2Proto-Algonquianmaneto·waa supernatural being

via Proto-Indo-European kwe-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankwe-—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maneto·wa →Every word from Potawatomi mnedo →