Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/mahwe·wa

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

*mahwe·wa

  1. wolf

Descendants

  • Fox: mahwêwa
  • Kickapoo: mahweea
  • Shawnee: mawheh
  • Miami: mahweewa
  • Potawatomi: mo'ewé
  • Menominee: mahww

Synonyms

References

  • Costa, David J. (2003) The Miami-Illinois Language (Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, citing Hewson (1993)
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