Where does “kwëntakàna” come from?

kwëntakàna (Unami) comes from Unami kwëntakàn, from Proto-Algonquian *kwenta·kani — throat.

Ancestry of “kwëntakàna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamikwëntakànthroat
2Proto-Algonquian*kwenta·kanithroat
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *kwenta·kani →Every word from Unami kwëntakàn →