Where does “àskàskikw” come from?

àskàskikw (Unami) comes from Unami skikw, from Proto-Algonquian maškihkyiwi — herb, medicine; grass, herb, medicine.

àskàskikw (Unami): A piece of foliage, a green plant, a piece of vegetation or greenery

Definitions

  1. A piece of foliage, a green plant, a piece of vegetation or greenery

Ancestry of “àskàskikw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnamiskikwA blade of grass, grass
2Proto-Algonquianmaškihkyiwiherb, medicine; grass, herb, medicine
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maškihkyiwi →Every word from Unami skikw →