Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/mi·si·-

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

Verb

*mi·si·-

1. to defecate

Descendants

• Cheyenne: mése'âhéotse, -mése'kahe
• Cree: mîsîw / ᒦᓰᐤ (miisiiw, “she or he defecates”)
• Fox: mîthîwa (“defecate”)
• Miami: meesiaani (“I shit, I defecate”)
• Ojibwe: miizii (“she or he defecates”)

References

• Hewson (1993)