Where does “tùkòmëwe” come from?

tùkòmëwe (Unami) comes from Unami amewe, from Proto-Algonquian a·mo·wa — bee.

tùkòmëwe (Unami): bumblebee

Definitions

  1. bumblebee

Ancestry of “tùkòmëwe”, step by step

tùkòmëwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami amewe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamiamewebee
2Proto-Algonquiana·mo·wabee

via Unami tùkwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamitùkweit is round
Every word from Proto-Algonquian a·mo·waEvery word from Unami amewe