Where does “shaminakòt” come from?

shaminakòt (Unami) comes from Unami -inakòt, from Unami -t — One who is or does, -er. An agentive suffix.

shaminakòt (Unami): To look greasy, to seem oily

Definitions

  1. To look greasy, to seem oily

Ancestry of “shaminakòt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unami-inakòtTo look like, to seem
2Unami-tOne who is or does, -er. An agentive suffix
Every word from Unami -t →Every word from Unami -inakòt →