Reconstruction:Proto-Algic/nepiʔi

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This Proto-Algic 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-Algic[edit]

Noun[edit]

*nepiʔi

  1. water

Descendants[edit]

  • Yurok: pa'ah (water)
  • Wiyot: pāk (salt water, ocean)
  • Proto-Algonquian: *nepyi (water) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading[edit]

  • Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, 1993