Where does “ntèmhònsëm” come from?
ntèmhònsëm (Unami) comes from Unami emhones, from Proto-Algonquian e·mehkwa·na — spoon.
Ancestry of “ntèmhònsëm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unami | emhones | spoon |
| 2 | Proto-Algonquian | e·mehkwa·na | spoon |
ntèmhònsëm (Unami) comes from Unami emhones, from Proto-Algonquian e·mehkwa·na — spoon.
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unami | emhones | spoon |
| 2 | Proto-Algonquian | e·mehkwa·na | spoon |