Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/menahanwi
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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
Compare Proto-Algonquian *menehsi (“island”).
Noun
*menahanwi
Descendants
- Plains Algonquian
- Probably Cheyenne manȧhého'e (“island, country”)
- Central Algonquian
- Ottawa: mnishenh
- Eastern Algonquian
Notes
Related to Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi terms ᒥᓂᔅᑎᒄ (ministikw, “island”), minishtikᵘ (“island”), minictikw.
References
- Costa, David J. (2003) The Miami-Illinois Language (Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, citing Goddard (1982)