Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/na·pe·wa

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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 *na·pe·gʷa (male).

Compare *aya·pe·wa (buck, male ruminant).

Noun

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*na·pe·wa (plural *na·pe·waki)

  1. male, man

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Blackfoot: naapím (male animal)
  • Central Algonquian:
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: nape- (male)
    • Mi'kmaq: nape- (male), as in nape'w (rooster, male bird)
    • Abenaki: nôba- (male)
    • Mahican: njápāŭ (buck, male ruminant) (or perhaps this is from *aya·pe·wa (buck, male ruminant))

References

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  • Paul Proulx, Proto-Algic IV: Nouns, in Studies in Native American Languages VII, volume 17, number 2 (1992)