Where does “wshkëbgya” come from?

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

wshkëbgya (Potawatomi): (to be a) new leaf

Definitions

  1. (to be a) new leaf

Ancestry of “wshkëbgya”, step by step

wshkëbgya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Potawatomi wshkëbëk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Potawatomiwshkëbëknew leaf
2Potawatomibëkleaf
3Proto-Algonquian*pakwaleaf

via Potawatomi ya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Potawatomiya—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *pakwa →Every word from Potawatomi bëk →Every word from Potawatomi wshkëbëk →