Where does “kitutènay” come from?

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

kitutènay (Unami): A big town, a large city

Definitions

  1. A big town, a large city

Ancestry of “kitutènay”, step by step

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