Where does “kitshikàn” come from?

kitshikàn (Unami) comes from Unami kit-, from Proto-Algonquian *keʔči-.

kitshikàn (Unami): a large knife; a sword

Definitions

  1. a large knife; a sword

Ancestry of “kitshikàn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamikit-big, large, great
2Proto-Algonquian*keʔči-—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *keʔči- →Every word from Unami kit- →