Where does “wshkëbëk” come from?

wshkëbëk (Potawatomi) comes from Potawatomi bëk, from Proto-Algonquian *pakwa — leaf.

wshkëbëk (Potawatomi): new leaf

Definitions

  1. new leaf

Ancestry of “wshkëbëk”, step by step

wshkëbëk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Potawatomi bëk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Potawatomibëkleaf
2Proto-Algonquian*pakwaleaf

via Potawatomi wshke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Potawatomiwshke

Words derived from “wshkëbëk

Every word from Proto-Algonquian *pakwaEvery word from Potawatomi bëk
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