Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/ka·wiya

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

*ka·wiya

  1. (porcupine) quill

Descendants

  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Blackfoot: kaayíís (“porcupine quill”)
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: kâwiy/ᑳᐃ (kaai, “porcupine-quill”)
    • Montagnais: kaui
    • Northern East Cree: ᐅᑳᐧᐄᐦ (okaayiih)
    • Menominee: ka·wey (“porcupine quill”)
    • Ojibwe: gaaway (“porcupine quill”)
    • Miami: akaawia
    • Shawnee: kaawi (“briar, thorn”)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Mi'kmaq: gawi (“porcupine quill”)
    • Abenaki: kôwi (“porcupine quill; thorn”)
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: kaw (“porcupine quill”)
    • Unami: kawe (“quill (of a porcupine or bird”)

See also

References

  • Hockett (1957)
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