Where does “Kansiai Sipu” come from?

Kansiai Sipu (Unami) comes from Unami sipu, from Proto-Algonquian si·po·wi — river.

Ancestry of “Kansiai Sipu”, step by step

Kansiai Sipu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami sipu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamisipuriver, stream
2Proto-Algonquiansi·po·wiriver

via Unami Kansiai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnamiKansiai—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian si·po·wi →Every word from Unami sipu →