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Where does “nishash” come from?

nishash (Unami) comes from Proto-Algonquian nyi·šwa·šika, from Proto-Algonquian nyi·šwi — two.

nishash (Unami): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “nishash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquiannyi·šwa·šikaseven
2Proto-Algonquiannyi·šwitwo
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