Where does “Lënapehòkink” come from?

Lënapehòkink (Unami) comes from English Lenape, from Unami lënii — common, real, only, just.

Lënapehòkink (Unami): the land of the Lenape people; where the Lenape people live or once lived

Definitions

  1. the land of the Lenape people; where the Lenape people live or once lived

Ancestry of “Lënapehòkink”, step by step

Lënapehòkink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Lenape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLenapeA group of Native American people who were living...
2Unamilëniicommon, real, only, just

via Unami hàki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamihàkidirt, soil
2Proto-Algonquian*askyi—
Every word from Unami lënii →Every word from English Lenape →
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