Where does “manëtutët” come from?

manëtutët (Unami) comes from Unami manëtu, from Proto-Algonquian maneto·wa — a supernatural being.

Ancestry of “manëtutët”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamimanëtumanitou
2Proto-Algonquianmaneto·waa supernatural being
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maneto·waEvery word from Unami manëtu
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