Where does “hatapi” come from?
hatapi (Unami) comes from Proto-Algonquian aʔta·pya, from Proto-Algonquian -a·py — string.
hatapi (Unami): bow
Ancestry of “hatapi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Algonquian | aʔta·pya | bow |
| 2 | Proto-Algonquian | -a·py | string |