Where does “nup” come from?

nup (Quiripi) comes from Proto-Algonquian nepyi, from Proto-Algic nepiʔi — water.

nup (Quiripi): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “nup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquiannepyiwater
2Proto-Algicnepiʔiwater
Every word from Proto-Algic nepiʔi →Every word from Proto-Algonquian nepyi →