Where does “punkw” come from?

punkw (Unami) comes from Proto-Algonquian penkwi, from Proto-Algic penekwe — powder.

punkw (Unami): ashes; dust; powder

Definitions

  1. ashes; dust; powder

Ancestry of “punkw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianpenkwidust, ash
2Proto-Algicpenekwepowder

Words derived from “punkw”

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