Where does “kwënënchu” come from?

kwënënchu (Unami) comes from Unami kwën-, from Proto-Eastern Algonquian kwən-.

kwënënchu (Unami): A long dish

Definitions

  1. A long dish

Ancestry of “kwënënchu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamikwën-long (of length)
2Proto-Eastern Algonquiankwən-—
Every word from Proto-Eastern Algonquian kwən- →Every word from Unami kwën- →