Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/o·xhwe·wa

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

Noun

*o·xhwe·wa

1. maggot, worm

Descendants

• Plains Algonquian:
  • Arapaho: hi'iiisoo (“maggot”)
  • Cheyenne: he'éhe (“maggot”)
• Central Algonquian:
  • Northern East Cree: ᐅᔅᐧᑳᐤ (osykaaw, “maggot”)
  • Southern East Cree: ᐆᔅᐧᑫᐤ (oosykew, “maggot”)
  • Atikamekw: okwew (“maggot, larva”)
  • Fox: ohkwêha (“maggot”)
  • Menominee: ūhkiw (“maggot”)
  • Ojibwe: ookwe (“maggot”)
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Abenaki: okwa (“maggot”)
  • Mohegan-Pequot: ohq (“worm, maggot”)
  • Unami: hupexkw (“worm”)

References

• Anthropological Linguistics (the journal of Indiana University's Department of Anthropology), volume 39, issue 1 (1997)