Reconstruction:Proto-Algic/nepiʔi

This Proto-Algic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Algic

Noun

*nepiʔi

  1. water

Descendants

  • Yurok: pa'ah (“water”)
  • Wiyot: pāk (“salt water, ocean”)
  • Proto-Algonquian: *nepyi (“water”) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, 1993
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