Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/meʔtekwa

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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

Animate counterpart of *meʔtekwi (“stick”).

Noun

*meʔtekwa

  1. tree

Descendants

  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Unami: probably the middle element of wemahtekëne (“he is all over the woods”), wemahtekënis (“mythical creature (dwarf, leprechaun) that lives in the woods”)
    • Munsee: míhtukw (“tree”)
    • Ojibwe: mitig anim (“tree”)
    • Powhatan: meihtucs
Either from this term or a related term:
  • Central Algonquian:
  • Eastern Algonquian:

See also

References

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