Where does “skikwe” come from?

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

skikwe (Unami): To be weedy

Definitions

  1. To be weedy

Ancestry of “skikwe”, 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 →