Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/meskwa·kamyiwi
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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
The first element is *meskwi (“red”).
Verb
*meskwa·kamyiwi
Descendants
- Central Algonquian:
- Cree: ᒥᐦᒁᑲᒥᐣ (mihkwaakamin, “it is a red liquid”), ᒥᐦᒁᑲᒥᐤ (mihkwaakamiw, “it is a red liquid, it is red water”)
- Ojibwe: miskwaagamin (“red liquid”) (older spelling: miskwâgami)[1]
References
- Siebert (1967)
- ^ A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of Otchipwe (1878)