Where does “skikopëlësh” come from?

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

skikopëlësh (Unami): tomato (fruit of Solanum lycopersicum)

Definitions

  1. tomato (fruit of Solanum lycopersicum)

Ancestry of “skikopëlësh”, step by step

skikopëlësh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami skikw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnamiskikwA blade of grass, grass
2Proto-Algonquianmaškihkyiwiherb, medicine; grass, herb, medicine

via Unami apëlìsh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamiapëlìshapple
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maškihkyiwi →Every word from Unami skikw →