Where does “xinkwtëme” come from?

xinkwtëme (Unami) comes from Unami teme — wolf, coyote.

xinkwtëme (Unami): grey wolf, large wolf

Definitions

  1. grey wolf, large wolf

Ancestry of “xinkwtëme”, step by step

xinkwtëme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami teme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamitemewolf, coyote

via Unami xinkwi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamixinkwibig
Every word from Unami teme