Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/le·kawi

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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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Etymology

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From Proto-Algic *le·kʔawe (sand).

Noun

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*le·kawi

  1. sand

Descendants

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  • Plains Algonquian:
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: yikâw/ᔨᑳᐤ (yikaaw, sand)
    • Menominee: nɛ·ka·w (sand)
    • Fox: nêkawi (sand)
    • Miami: neekawi (sand)
    • Ojibwe: negaawi- (sandy) found only in the name of the Oji-Cree community of Sandy Lake Ontario.
    • Ottawa: negaw (sand)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • possibly Mohegan-Pequot yák (sand)
    • possibly Mahican nagau, naugow, naukauw- (sand)
    • Abenaki: nagako (sand)
    • Unami: lèkaw (sand)
    • Munsee: léekuw (sand)

References

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  • Goddard (1982)
  • Ningewance, Patricia M. Zagataagan: A Northern Ojibwe Dictionary. Anishaabemowin Ikidowinan gaa-niibidebii'igaadegin dago gaye ewemitigoozhiibii'igaadegin (2009)
  • Rhodes, Richard A. Eastern Ojibwa-Chippewa-Ottawa Dictionary (1985)