Where does “kwënashikàn” come from?

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

kwënashikàn (Unami): a long knife

Definitions

  1. a long knife

Ancestry of “kwënashikàn”, step by step

kwënashikàn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami kweni

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

via Unami kshikàn

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