Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/o·xhwe·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

Alternative forms

  • *mo·hθe·wa, *wexkwe·wa (alternative reconstructions)

Noun

*o·xhwe·wa

  1. maggot, worm

Descendants

  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Arapaho: hi'iiisoo (“maggot”)
    • Cheyenne: he'éhe (“maggot”)
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Northern East Cree: ᐅᔅᐧᑳᐤ (osykaaw, “maggot”)
    • Southern East Cree: ᐆᔅᐧᑫᐤ (oosykew, “maggot”)
    • Atikamekw: okwew (“maggot, larva”)
    • Fox: ohkwêha (“maggot”)
    • Menominee: ūhkiw (“maggot”)
    • Ojibwe: ookwe (“maggot”)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: okwa (“maggot”)
    • Mohegan-Pequot: ohq (“worm, maggot”)
    • Unami: hupèxkw (“worm”)

References

  • Anthropological Linguistics (the journal of Indiana University's Department of Anthropology), volume 39, issue 1 (1997)
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