Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/papikwa

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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

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Etymology

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Compare *-ikw- (small, gnawing animal).

Noun

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*papikwa

  1. flea

Descendants

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  • Central Algonquian:
    • Ojibwe: babig (flea)
    • Ottawa: bbig
    • Miami: papikwa (flea)
    • Kickapoo: papikwa (flea)
    • Shawnee: papikwa
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: pabikw (flea)
    • ‘’Delaware’’
    • Unami: ahpikw (flea)
    • Munsee: apíikw (flea)
    • Wampanoag: papekq (flea)

References

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  • Goddard (1982)