Where does “pòkënchuwe” come from?

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

pòkënchuwe (Unami): To break a dish, to shatter a dish

Definitions

  1. To break a dish, to shatter a dish

Ancestry of “pòkënchuwe”, step by step

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