Where does “kwënalàhkàt” come from?

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

kwënalàhkàt (Unami): a deep or long hole, a long trench

Definitions

  1. a deep or long hole, a long trench

Ancestry of “kwënalàhkàt”, step by step

kwënalàhkàt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami kweni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamikwenilong
2Unamikwën-long (of length)
3Proto-Eastern Algonquiankwən-—

via Unami òlèk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamiòlèkhole
Every word from Proto-Eastern Algonquian kwən- →Every word from Unami kwën- →Every word from Unami kweni →