Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/a·skikwa

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Proto-Algonquian

Etymology

Siebert says this term uses the same suffix *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”) as *(w)a·pikwa (“rat”).

Noun

*a·skikwa

  1. a seal, a harbor seal

Descendants

  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: ᐋᐦᑭᐠ (aahkik, “seal”)
    • Naskapi: ᐊᒋᒄ (achikw, “seal”)
    • Atikamekw: akikw
    • Ojibwe: aaskik (“seal”), alternatively gaaskik (“seal”)
  • Eastern Algonquian: *āskikʷ
    • Abenaki: akikw (“seal”)
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: ahkiq (“seal”)
    • Penobscot: àhkikʷ (“seal”)

References

  • Siebert (1967)
  • Papers of the Ninth Algonquian Conference (1978)
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