mahkihkiwi

Miami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maškihkyiwi (“grass, herb, medicine”). Cognate with Ojibwe mashkiki (“medicine”), Menominee maskīhkiw (“medicine”), Fox mashishki (“herb”), Plains Cree maskihkiy (“herb, medicine”).

Noun

mahkihkiwi (plural mahkihkiwa)

1. herb medicines

References

• https://mc.miamioh.edu/ilda-myaamia/dictionary/entries/5658