Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/a·kema·xkwa

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

*a·kema (“snowshoe”) +‎ *-a·xkw- (“hardwood”) +‎ *-a (animate noun forming suffix)

Noun

*a·kema·xkwa

  1. white ash (Fraxinus americana)

Descendants

  • Central Algonquian:
    • Ojibwe: aagimaak (“white ash”)
    • Montagnais: atshimashkᵘ (“white ash”)
    • Atikamekw: akimaskw
  • Eastern Algonquian: *ākəmāxkw
    • Abenaki: ôgmakw (“white ash”)

References

  • Ives Goddard, The Eastern Algonquian Intrusive Nasal (1965)
  • Costa, The Miami-Illinois Language (1994)
  • Language, Culture, and Society (2014, →ISBN, page 229
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