Where does “nehënuchchulënsèt” come from?

nehënuchchulënsèt (Unami) comes from Unami nuchchulënse, from Unami nuch-, from Proto-Algonquian *natw-.

nehënuchchulënsèt (Unami): birdkeeper

Definitions

  1. birdkeeper

Ancestry of “nehënuchchulënsèt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnaminuchchulënseTo go birdhunting, to birdhunt; to go birding, to bird
2Unaminuch-To hunt
3Proto-Algonquian*natw-—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *natw- →Every word from Unami nuch- →Every word from Unami nuchchulënse →