Where does “pëmëske” come from?

pëmëske (Unami) comes from Unami pëmëska, from Indonesian pem-, from Proto-Algonquian *pemi-.

Ancestry of “pëmëske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnamipëmëskaTo be walking
2Indonesianpem-Alternative form of peng-
3Proto-Algonquian*pemi-—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *pemi- →Every word from Indonesian pem- →Every word from Unami pëmëska →