Where does “wëlapàntama” come from?

wëlapàntama (Unami) comes from Unami wël-, from Proto-Algonquian *melwi- — good, well.

wëlapàntama (Unami): he sees well

Definitions

  1. he sees well

Ancestry of “wëlapàntama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamiwël-good, well
2Proto-Algonquian*melwi-good, well
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *melwi- →Every word from Unami wël- →
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