Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·kw-

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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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Noun

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*-a·kw-

  1. bushy-tailed animal (fox?) (compare *wa·kwehsa)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Central Algonquian:
    • possibly Potawatomi ago (porcupine), but compare *ka·kwa
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • probably the second element of Mi'kmaq ska-akw' (female porcupine), but compare *ka·kwa (the first element is the expected reflex of *eθkwe·wa (female)

References

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  • Bulletin: Anthropological series, issue 78 (1967), page 21: "PA *ka·kwa 'porcupine' (Erethizon dorsatum), (PA *-a·kw- 'bushy-tailed animal')."