Reconstruction:Proto-Salish/smɣaw

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This Proto-Salish 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-Salish

Noun

*smɣaw

a large, predatory canine or feline

Descendants

Coast Salish
- Lushootseed: sbiaw (“coyote”)
Interior Salish
- Shuswap: smɣew' (“lynx”)
- Lillooet: šəmɣáw' (“lynx”)
- Thompson: šmɣéw' (“lynx, bobcat”)
- Coeur d'Alene: smiyíw (“coyote”)
- Columbia-Wenatchi: šəmyáw (“coyote”)
- Montana Salish: skʷtisəmiyé (“cougar”)

References

Jan Van Eijk; Lillooet-English Dictionary, 2018.

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