Where does “alëtun” come from?

alëtun (Unami) comes from Unami tun, from Proto-Algonquian *-eton.

alëtun (Unami): Bad breath, halitosis

Definitions

  1. Bad breath, halitosis

Ancestry of “alëtun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamitunmouth
2Proto-Algonquian*-eton—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *-eton →Every word from Unami tun →
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