Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/name·kwa

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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

Proto-Algonquian has a number of fish-related terms which begin with name·-; see *name·ʔsa (“fish”) for more.

Noun

*name·kwa

  1. lake trout

Descendants

  • Abenaki: namakw (“salmon trout”)
  • Cree: ᓇᒣᑯᐢ (namekos)/namekos (“lake trout”)
  • Atikamekw: namekos
  • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: nomeq (“lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)”)
  • Ojibwe: namegos (“a lake trout”)
  • Menominee: namǣkoh (“brook trout”)
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