Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/ka·winšya

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·winšya

1. thorn, spine

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Miami: kaawinša (“thorn bush”)
  • Ojibwe: gaawishkaage (“is prickly”) NW
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Unami: kawënsh (“thorn”)

See also

• *ka·wiya (“quill”)

References

• Siebert (1975)
• Costa, David J. (2003) The Miami-Illinois Language (Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN
• Ningewance, Patricia M. Zagataagan: A Northern Ojibwe Dictionary. Anishaabemowin Ikidowinan gaa-niibidebii'igaadegin dago gaye ewemitigoozhiibii'igaadegin (2009)