Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/a·mo·wa

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 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·mo·wa[1][2][3]

  1. bee

Descendants

  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Blackfoot: naamóówa (“bee”) (with n- added under the influence of other words)
    • Cheyenne: háhnoma (“bee”)
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Plains Cree: âmow (“bee”)
    • Naskapi: ᐊᒧᐤ (amuw, “bee”)
    • Menominee: a·mo·w (“bee”)
    • Ojibwe: aamoo (“bee, wasp”)
    • Potawatomi: amo (“bee”)
    • Fox: âmôwa (“bee”) aamoa (“bee”) (Kickapoo)
    • Shawnee: heemo (“bee”)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Mi'kmaq: amu (“bee”)
    • Abenaki: ômwa (“bee”)
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: amuwes (“bee”)
    • Mahican: amuáu (“bee”) (or from *a·mo·we·wa), amuáschik (“little bee”)
    • Unami: amëwe

References

  1. ^ Berman, Howard (2006) “Studies in Blackfoot Prehistory”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 72, number 2, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, →JSTOR, page 279
  2. ^ Warne, Janet Leila (1975) A historical phonology of Abenaki (PhD Thesis)‎, McGill University, page 81
  3. ^ Goddard, Ives (1965) “The Eastern Algonquian Intrusive Nasal”, in Southwestern Journal of Anthropology, volume 31, number 3, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, →JSTOR, page 213
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