English
Innu
Innu comes from Montagnais Innu, and goes back to Proto-Algonquian *erenyiwa ‘man, person’.
- Proto-Algonquianprehistoric (reconstructed)*erenyiwa‘man, person’reconstructed
- MontagnaismodernInnu
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Algonquianprehistoric (reconstructed)*erenyiwa‘man, person’reconstructed
- MontagnaismodernInnu
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Not related to Inuit. This replaced the term Montagnais as the primary name of the people since 1990, but it remains in use officially to refer to its subgroups.
Every English word from Proto-Algonquian *erenyiwa
Today it means
name An Algonquian First Nations people inhabiting most of northeastern Labrador and parts of Quebec in eastern Canada.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Algonquian *erenyiwa / Innu