Where does “winkeòhkwèt” come from?

winkeòhkwèt (Unami) comes from Unami wiyus, from Proto-Algonquian wi·yawehsi — meat.

winkeòhkwèt (Unami): raven

Definitions

  1. raven

Ancestry of “winkeòhkwèt”, step by step

winkeòhkwèt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami wiyus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamiwiyusmeat
2Proto-Algonquianwi·yawehsimeat

via Unami winki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamiwinki—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian wi·yawehsi →Every word from Unami wiyus →