Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-θeni

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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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Alternative forms

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  • *-ɬeni (alternative orthography)
  • *-seni (alternate initial consonant)
  • *-θenya (*-ɬenya (alternative orthography)); *-senya
  • (with possessive prefixes:) *meθeni (*meɬeni), *neθenya (*neɬenya)

Etymology

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From Proto-Algic *-sene, like Wiyot weser, wesen (woman's breast) (with the definite third-person prefix), básad (breasts) (/ˈbəsəd/, with the indefinite third-person prefix). As in Wiyot, this term was always possessed, e.g. as meθeni (with the third-person prefix *me-).

Noun

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*-θeni

  1. breast; nipple

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Arapaho: beten, béθen(i), baθani (woman's breast) (from meɬeni)
    • Cheyenne: matana (breast) (from meɬeni)
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Naskapi: (u)tiniiy ((her or his) breast) (from weɬeni)
    • Shawnee: (ni)lenya ((my) nipple, (my) breast) (from neɬeni)

See also

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References

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  • Proulx (1984)
  • Phonological aspects of nasality: an element-based dependency approach
  • A Survey of Word Accentual Patterns in the Languages of the World →ISBN
  • David Costa, The Dialectology of Southern New England Algonquian, Papers of the 38th Algonquian Conference 81-127 (edited by H. C. Wolfart) (2007)