Where does “pilhìksutin” come from?

pilhìksutin (Unami) comes from Unami pilhìksuti, from Proto-Indo-European -éti — Forms.

pilhìksutin (Unami): A certain cleansing ceremony whereby participants are spiritually cleansed by burning cedar

Definitions

  1. A certain cleansing ceremony whereby participants are spiritually cleansed by burning cedar

Ancestry of “pilhìksutin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnamipilhìksutiTo cleanse with eachother (usually by burning cedar)
2Proto-Indo-European-étiForms
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éti →Every word from Unami pilhìksuti →