Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·kw-
Proto-Algonquian
editAlternative forms
edit- *-a·kwa (with animate ending)
Noun
edit*-a·kw-
- bushy-tailed animal (fox?) (compare *wa·kwehsa)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Central Algonquian:
- possibly Potawatomi ago (“porcupine”), but compare *ka·kwa
- Eastern Algonquian:
References
edit- Bulletin: Anthropological series, issue 78 (1967), page 21: "PA *ka·kwa 'porcupine' (Erethizon dorsatum), (PA *-a·kw- 'bushy-tailed animal')."