Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/šiᐧʔšiᐧkwani

This Proto-Algonquian 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-Algonquian

Etymology

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Noun

*šiᐧʔšiᐧkwani anim[1]

  1. rattle
  2. rattlesnake

Descendants

  • Proto-Plains-Algonquian:
    • Arapaho: siisiiy
    • Blackfoot: sáí’ittsikotoyi
  • Proto-Central-Algonquian:
    • Cree:
      • Northern East Cree: shiishiikun
      • Plains Cree: sîsîkwan, sîsîkwêw
      • Southern East Cree: shiishiikun
    • Miami: šiihšiikwani
    • Menominee: sīqsekwan
    • Montagnais: shishikun
    • Ojibwe: zhiishiigwan
    • Potawatomi: shishigwen
  • Proto-Eastern-Algonquian:
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: sissihq
    • Mahican: sihsiq, sihsiwan
    • Powhatan: sassacomuwah
    • Unami: shuhënikàn, shixikwe

References

  1. ^ Hewson, John (2017) “šiᐧʔšiᐧkwani”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
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