Where does “Pënaonkòhchunk” come from?

Pënaonkòhchunk (Unami) comes from Unami ahchu, from Proto-Algonquian *wačyiwi — hill, mountain.

Ancestry of “Pënaonkòhchunk”, step by step

Pënaonkòhchunk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami ahchu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamiahchuhill, mountain
2Proto-Algonquian*wačyiwihill, mountain

via Unami pënaònke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamipënaònkecliff
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *wačyiwi →Every word from Unami ahchu →