Where does “winakhòki” come from?

winakhòki (Unami) comes from Unami hàki, from Proto-Algonquian *askyi.

winakhòki (Unami): A region abundant with sassafrass

Definitions

  1. A region abundant with sassafrass

Ancestry of “winakhòki”, step by step

winakhòki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami hàki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamihàkidirt, soil
2Proto-Algonquian*askyi—

via Unami winakw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamiwinakwsassafras (Sassafras albidum)
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *askyi →Every word from Unami hàki →