Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/ka·wimina

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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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The second element is *-imin(V) (“berry”). The first element may be related to *ka·winšya (“spine, thorn”).

Noun

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*ka·wimina

  1. thorny berry

Descendants

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  • Miami: kaayominiiki (“gooseberries (plural)”)

References

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  • Costa, David J. (2003) The Miami-Illinois Language (Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN
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