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Where does “na·pe·wa” come from?

na·pe·wa (Proto-Algonquian) comes from Proto-Algic na·pe·gʷa — male.

na·pe·wa (Proto-Algonquian): male, man

Definitions

  1. male, man

Ancestry of “na·pe·wa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algicna·pe·gʷamale
Every word from Proto-Algic na·pe·gʷa →