Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/ameθkwa

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

Noun

*ameθkwa anim[1]

  1. beaver

Descendants

  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cheyenne: hóma'e
    • Cree-Montagnais:
    • Fox: amehkwa
    • Miami: amehkwa
    • Ojibwa-Potawatomi:
  • Eastern Algonquian:

References

  1. ^ Goddard, Ives (1982) “The Historical Phonology of Munsee”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 48, number 1, Chicago: The University of Chicago, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 37