Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/pya·kimini

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

Etymology

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From unknown element *pya·ki- +‎ *-mini (“berry, nut”).

Noun

*pya·kimini

1. cranberry

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Potawatomi: bokmen, pokminesin (“cranberries”)
  • Fox: pyâkimini (“persimmon”)
  • Miami: pyaakimina (“persimmons”)
  • Menominee: piakemen (“cranberry”)
• Eastern Algonquian: *pākimin
  • Mohegan-Pequot: pôcum (“cranberry”)
  • Unami: pakim (“cranberry”)
  • Munsee: páakim (“cranberry”)

References

• Goddard, Ives (1982) “The Historical Phonology of Munsee”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 48, number 1, Chicago: The University of Chicago, →DOI, →JSTOR
• Costa, David J. (2003) The Miami-Illinois Language (Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN