Where does “malàxkwsitkan” come from?
malàxkwsitkan (Unami) comes from Unami malàxkwsit, from Proto-Algonquian *maškweči·hsa — bean.
malàxkwsitkan (Unami): bean dance
Definitions
- bean dance
Ancestry of “malàxkwsitkan”, step by step
malàxkwsitkan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Unami malàxkwsit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unami | malàxkwsit | bean |
| 2 | Proto-Algonquian | *maškweči·hsa | bean |
via Unami kan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unami | kan | — |