Where does “xinkwi òpsit màxkw” come from?

xinkwi òpsit màxkw (Unami) comes from Unami màxkw, from Proto-Algonquian maθkwa — bear.

xinkwi òpsit màxkw (Unami): polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Definitions

  1. polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Ancestry of “xinkwi òpsit màxkw”, step by step

xinkwi òpsit màxkw traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami màxkw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamimàxkwbear
2Proto-Algonquianmaθkwabear

via Unami xinkwi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamixinkwibig

via Unami [[òpsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unami[[òpsi—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maθkwa →Every word from Unami màxkw →