Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·kw-

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·kw-. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·kw-, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·kw- in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·kw- you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·kw- will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·kw-, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
 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

Noun

*-a·kw-

  1. bushy-tailed animal (fox?) (compare *wa·kwehsa)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Central Algonquian:
    • possibly Potawatomi ago (“porcupine”), but compare *ka·kwa
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • probably the second element of Mi'kmaq ska-akw' (“female porcupine”), but compare *ka·kwa (the first element is the expected reflex of *eθkwe·wa (“female”)

References

  • Bulletin: Anthropological series, issue 78 (1967), page 21: "PA *ka·kwa 'porcupine' (Erethizon dorsatum), (PA *-a·kw- 'bushy-tailed animal')."
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia