Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/me-

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Algic *meʔ-, whence also Yurok me- (“someone's”) and Wiyot b- (showing the hardening of the Proto-Algic nasal m to the stop b).

Prefix

*me-

  1. someone's; the third person, indefinite
    *mi·kiwa·ʔmi

Descendants

  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: mi-, ᒥ- (mi-)
    • Menominee: mɛ-
    • Ojibwe: mi-
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: m-
    • Mohegan-Pequot: mu-

See also

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