mihšipakwa
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Miami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *wani·pakwa (“leaf”), from *pakwa (“leaf”). Cognate with Ojibwe -bag- (“leaf”, medial), Malecite-Passamaquoddy -pok- (“leaf”, medial), Montagnais pak (“leaf”, medial), Abenaki wanibagw (“leaf”), Munsee wăniipákw, Unami këmpàkw, Mohegan-Pequot wunipaq (“leaf”), Penobscot skìpakʷ (“green leaf”).
Noun
[edit]mihšipakwa anim (plural mihšipakooki)