Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/waʔšaškwa

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

*waʔšaškwa

  1. muskrat

Descendants

  • Plains Algonquian:
    • probably Blackfoot: mí’sohpsski
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree
      • Northern East Cree: ᐧᐃᒋᔥᒄ (yicishkw)
      • Southern East Cree: ᐧᐊᒋᔥᒄ (yacishkw)
      • Naskapi: ᐅᒋᔅᒄ (uchiskw)
      • Atikamekw: otcockw
      • Montagnais: utshashkᵘ
    • Menominee: oqsas (“muskrat”)
    • Fox: ashashkwa
    • Miami: ahsahkwa
    • Ojibwe: wazhask (“muskrat”)
  • Eastern Algonquian
    • Abenaki: moskwas
    • Penobscot: móhsskʷehso (“muskrat”)
    • Delaware:
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