Where does “pòkënchu” come from?

pòkënchu (Unami) comes from Unami pukw-, from Proto-Algonquian *pi·kw-.

pòkënchu (Unami): A broken or cracked dish

Definitions

  1. A broken or cracked dish

Ancestry of “pòkënchu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamipukw-To break; broken
2Proto-Algonquian*pi·kw-—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *pi·kw- →Every word from Unami pukw- →