Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/pešiwa

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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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Possibly from a Proto-Algic root which was also the source of Yurok pusi, puesee (cat), if that term is not simply a borrowing of English pussy(cat).

Noun

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*pešiwa

  1. large cat; bobcat, lynx

Descendants

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References

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  • Frank T. Siebert Jr. (1967) “The Original Home of the Algonquian People”, in National Museum of Canada Bulletin 2014: Contributions to Antropology: Linguistics I[1], page 21