Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·py

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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Alternative forms

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Noun

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*-a·py

  1. string

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Blackfoot: a'písi-, a-pīx-i- (rope)
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Miami: -aapii- (rope)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • probably Abenaki pikôn (string), pihan (rope)

References

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  • Archaeology of Eastern North America, volume 15 (1987), page 5:
    Proto-Eastern Algonquian had a word for "bow", *aʔta·pya (a compound of aʔt-, "set in place" and -a·py, "cord, string"; []
  • Ives Goddard, Pre-Cheyenne *y, in In Honor of Mary Haas: From the Haas Festival Conference, page 358