Where does “aonèk skikw” come from?

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

aonèk skikw (Unami): bluegrass plant

Definitions

  1. bluegrass plant

Ancestry of “aonèk skikw”, step by step

aonèk skikw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami skikw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnamiskikwA blade of grass, grass
2Proto-Algonquianmaškihkyiwiherb, medicine; grass, herb, medicine

via Unami aonèk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamiaonèk—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maškihkyiwi →Every word from Unami skikw →