Where does “kwëntahshès” come from?

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

kwëntahshès (Unami): water moccasin snake

Definitions

  1. water moccasin snake

Ancestry of “kwëntahshès”, step by step

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