Where does “shipënàskikw” come from?

shipënàskikw (Unami) comes from Unami skikw, from Proto-Algonquian maškihkyiwi — herb, medicine; grass, herb, medicine.

shipënàskikw (Unami): sandmat (Chamaesyce sp.)

Definitions

  1. sandmat (Chamaesyce sp.)

Ancestry of “shipënàskikw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnamiskikwA blade of grass, grass
2Proto-Algonquianmaškihkyiwiherb, medicine; grass, herb, medicine
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maškihkyiwi →Every word from Unami skikw →