Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/ka·wiya

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

*ka·wiya

1. (porcupine) quill

Descendants

• Plains Algonquian:
  • Blackfoot: kaayíís (“porcupine quill”)
• Central Algonquian:
  • Cree: kâwiy/ᑳᐃ (kaai, “porcupine-quill”)
  • Montagnais: kaui
  • Northern East Cree: ᐅᑳᐧᐄᐦ (okaayiih)
  • Menominee: ka·wey (“porcupine quill”)
  • Ojibwe: gaaway (“porcupine quill”)
  • Miami: akaawia
  • Shawnee: kaawi (“briar, thorn”)
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Mi'kmaq: gawi (“porcupine quill”)
  • Abenaki: kôwi (“porcupine quill; thorn”)
  • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: kaw (“porcupine quill”)
  • Unami: kawe (“quill (of a porcupine or bird”)

See also

• *ka·winšya (“thorn, spine”)

References

• Hockett (1957)