Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/ka·winšya

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

Noun edit

*ka·winšya

  1. thorn, spine

Descendants edit

  • Central Algonquian:
    • Miami: kaawinša (thorn bush)
    • Ojibwe: gaawishkaage (is prickly) NW
  • Eastern Algonquian:

See also edit

References edit

  • Siebert (1975)
  • Costa, David J. (2003) The Miami-Illinois Language (Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN
  • Ningewance, Patricia M. Zagataagan: A Northern Ojibwe Dictionary. Anishaabemowin Ikidowinan gaa-niibidebii'igaadegin dago gaye ewemitigoozhiibii'igaadegin (2009)