Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/meʔtekwa
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Animate counterpart of *meʔtekwi (“stick”).
Noun[edit]
*meʔtekwa
Related terms[edit]
- *meʔtekwa·pyi (“bow”)
Descendants[edit]
- Eastern Algonquian:
- Unami: probably the middle element of wemahtekëne (“he is all over the woods”), wemahtekënis (“mythical creature (dwarf, leprechaun) that lives in the woods”)
- Munsee: míhtukw (“tree”)
- Ojibwe: mitig anim (“tree”)
- Powhatan: meihtucs
- Either from this term or a related term:
- Central Algonquian:
- Fox: mehtêha (“bow”)
- Eastern Algonquian:
- Massachusett: muhtugquash (or from *meʔtekwari ?)
- Narragansett: mihtuckquash (or from *meʔtekwari ?)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Bulletin: Anthropological series (1967), issue 78, page 56