Where does “mpi” come from?

mpi (Unami) comes from Proto-Algonquian nepyi, from Proto-Algic nepiʔi — water.

mpi (Unami): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “mpi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquiannepyiwater
2Proto-Algicnepiʔiwater
Every word from Proto-Algic nepiʔi →Every word from Proto-Algonquian nepyi →