Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/maka·lipowa
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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
Etymology
From *maka·l- (“scrape, shovel, remove (snow)”) + *-i(x)po(w)- (“snow”) (compare *so·kixpowi (“it snows”)). Literally "it shovels snow", in reference to the animals' habit of using their hooves to dig through snow to find lichens to eat.
Noun
*maka·lipowa
Descendants
- Eastern Algonquian:
Derived terms
- Penobscot: ma'gɑli·'buwewa·'ye (“(made of) caribou-skin”)
References
- Actes du quatorzième Congrès des algonquinistes (1983), page 305: "Since PA */k/ following */a/ or */a·/ gave /q/ in Micmac, words that begin with /q/ betray the loss of initial syllables as is shown by
qalipu 'caribou'; *maka·lipowa 'he shovels snow'"