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Etymology
From unknown Proto-Algonquian element, perhaps related to *wi·sa·wi·- (“yellow”, prenoun), + *-imini (“berry”), compare páakiim (“cranberry”), wtéehiim (“strawberry”). Cognate with Unami wisahkim (“grape”).
Noun
wíisakiim inan
- grape
References
- O'Meara, John (2014) “wíisakiim”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN