Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-wi·wa
Proto-Algonquian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Algic *-wi·wa.
Noun
edit*-wi·wa
Descendants
edit- Central Algonquian:
- Eastern Algonquian:
- Mahican: wiwa, wewa, wewon (“wife”)
- Munsee: nî́w (“my wife”)
References
edit- Paul Proulx, Proto-Algic IV: Nouns, in Studies in Native American Languages VII, volume 17, number 2 (1992)