Where does “mhuwinkwsakw” come from?

mhuwinkwsakw (Unami) comes from Unami -akw, from Proto-Algonquian -a·xkw- — wood; hardwood; tree.

mhuwinkwsakw (Unami): blackberry bush

Definitions

  1. blackberry bush

Ancestry of “mhuwinkwsakw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unami-akwtree, stick
2Proto-Algonquian-a·xkw-wood; hardwood; tree
Every word from Proto-Algonquian -a·xkw- →Every word from Unami -akw →