Where does “kwëntakànine” come from?

kwëntakànine (Unami) comes from Unami -ine, from Proto-Algonquian *-hšin.

kwëntakànine (Unami): to have a sore throat; to be sore-throated

Definitions

  1. to have a sore throat; to be sore-throated

Ancestry of “kwëntakànine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unami-ineTo ache
2Proto-Algonquian*-hšin—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *-hšin →Every word from Unami -ine →